1Now the leaders of the people stayed in Jerusalem, Neh 7:4 and the rest of the people cast lots Neh 10:34 for one out of ten to come and live in Jerusalem, the holy city, Neh 11:18; Is 48:2; Rv 11:2; 21:2 while the other nine-tenths remained in their towns. Ezr 2:70; Neh 7:73

2The people praised all the men who volunteered Jdg 5:9 to live in Jerusalem.

3These are the heads of the province who stayed in Jerusalem 1Ch 9:2-34 (but in the villages of Judah each lived on his own property in their towns Neh 7:73; 11:20 — the Israelites, priests, Levites, temple servants, and descendants of Solomon’s servants Neh 7:39-43,46-60 —

4while some of the descendants of Judah and Benjamin settled in Jerusalem):

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:

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:

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 leaders 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:

16and Shabbethai and Jozabad, from the leaders of the Levites, who supervised the work outside the house of God;

17Mattaniah son of Mica, son of Zabdi, son of Asaph, the leader who began the thanksgiving in prayer; 1Ch 6:31,39; 2Ch 5:12 Bakbukiah, second among his relatives; and Abda son of Shammua, son of Galal, son of Jeduthun. 1Ch 16:42

18All the Levites in the holy city: Neh 11:1; Rv 21:2 284.

19The gatekeepers:

20The rest of Israel, the priests, and the Levites were in all the villages of Judah, each on his own inherited property. Nm 36:3; Neh 11:3

21The temple servants lived on Ophel; = a hill in Jerusalem Neh 3:26 Ziha and Gishpa supervised the temple servants.

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.

23There was, in fact, a command of the king regarding them, and an ordinance regulating Lit for the singers’ 1Ch 15:16; Neh 7:44 daily tasks.

24Pethahiah son of Meshezabel, of the descendants of Zerah Gn 38:30; 1Ch 2:43 son of Judah, was the king’s Neh 2:1; 5:14 agent Lit was at the king’s hand in every matter concerning the people.

25As for the farming settlements with their fields: