1 Chronicles 9:1-17

1All Israel was registered in the genealogies that are written in the Book of the Kings of Israel. But Judah was exiled to Babylon because of their unfaithfulness.

2The first to live in their towns on their own property again were Israelites, priests, Levites, and temple servants.

3These people from the descendants of Judah, Benjamin, Ephraim, and Manasseh settled in Jerusalem:

4Uthai son of Ammihud, son of Omri, son of Imri, son of Bani, a descendant of Perez son of Judah;

5from the Shilonites: Asaiah the firstborn and his sons;

6and from the descendants of Zerah: Jeuel and their relatives — 690 in all.

7The Benjaminites: Sallu son of Meshullam, son of Hodaviah, son of Hassenuah;

8Ibneiah son of Jeroham; Elah son of Uzzi, son of Michri; Meshullam son of Shephatiah, son of Reuel, son of Ibnijah;

9and their relatives according to their family records — 956 in all. All these men were heads of their ancestral families.

10The priests: Jedaiah; Jehoiarib; Jachin;

11Azariah son of Hilkiah, son of Meshullam, son of Zadok, son of Meraioth, son of Ahitub, the chief official of God’s temple;

12Adaiah son of Jeroham, son of Pashhur, son of Malchijah; Maasai son of Adiel, son of Jahzerah, son of Meshullam, son of Meshillemith, son of Immer;

13and their relatives, the heads of their ancestral families — 1,760 in all. They were capable men employed in the ministry of God’s temple.

14The Levites: Shemaiah son of Hasshub, son of Azrikam, son of Hashabiah of the Merarites;

15Bakbakkar, Heresh, Galal, and Mattaniah, son of Mica, son of Zichri, son of Asaph;

16Obadiah son of Shemaiah, son of Galal, son of Jeduthun; and Berechiah son of Asa, son of Elkanah who lived in the settlements of the Netophathites.

17The gatekeepers: Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and their relatives. Shallum was their chief;