20 The rest of Israel, the priests, and the Levites were in all the villages of Judah, each on his own inherited property.e 21 The temple servants lived on Ophel;f Ziha and Gishpa supervised the temple servants.

THE LEVITES AND PRIESTS

22 The 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. 23 There was, in fact, a command of the king regarding them, and an ordinance regulating the singers’g daily tasks. 24 Pethahiah son of Meshezabel, of the descendants of Zerahh son of Judah, was the king’si agentB in every matter concerning the people.

25 As for the farming settlements with their fields:

Some of Judah’s descendants lived in Kiriath-arbaj

and Dibon and their surrounding villages,k and Jekabzeel and its settlements;

26 in Jeshua, Moladah,l Beth-pelet,

27 Hazar-shual, and Beer-shebam and its surrounding villages;

28 in Ziklagn and Meconah and its surrounding villages;

29 in En-rimmon, Zorah,o Jarmuth,p and

30 Zanoahq and Adullam with their settlements;

in Lachishr with its fields and Azekahs and its surrounding villages.

So they settled from Beer-shebat to Hinnom Valley.u

31 Benjamin’s descendants:

from Geba,C,v Michmash,w Aija,

and Bethelx and its surrounding villages,

32 Anathoth,y Nob,z Ananiah,

33 Hazor,aa Ramah,ab Gittaim,ac

34 Hadid, Zeboim,ad Neballat,

35 Lod, and Ono,ae in Craftsmen’s Valley.

36 Some of the Judean divisions of Levites were in Benjamin.