1 Chronicles 9:1-17

1So all Israel were registered by genealogies—behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel. Judah was carried away captive to Babylon because of their unfaithfulness.

2The first to settle on their property in their towns were Israelites, kohanim, Levites and the Temple servants.

3Those from the children of Judah, the children of Benjamin, and the children of Ephraim and Manasseh who settled in Jerusalem were:

4Uthai son of Ammihud, son of Omri, son of Imri, son of Bani, who was a descendant of Perez son of Judah.

5From the Shilonites: Asaiah the firstborn and his sons.

6From the sons of Zerah: Jeuel and their kinsmen—690.

7From the sons of Benjamin: Sallu son of Meshullam, son of Hodaviah, son of Hassenuah;

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

9and their kinsmen, according to their genealogies—956. All these men were leaders of their clans.

10From the kohanim: Jedaiah, Jehoiarib, Jachin,

11Azariah son of Hilkiah, son of Meshullam, son of Zadok, son of Meraioth, son of Ahitub, the ruler of the House of God;

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

13and their kinsmen, heads of their clans 1,760 very able men for the work of avodah in the House of God.

14From the Levites: Shemaiah son of Hasshub, son of Azrikam, son of Hashabiah, from the sons of Merari;

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 villages of the Netophathites.

17The gatekeepers: Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman and their brothers. Shallum was the leader;