1 Chronicles 9:2–22

^2*The first to return to their property in the cities included Israelite citizens, priests, Levites, and temple workers. ^3*People from the tribes of Judah, Benjamin, Ephraim, and Manasseh went to live in Jerusalem.

^4–6There were 690 families of the tribe of Judah who lived in Jerusalem.

The descendants of Judah’s son Perez had as their leader Uthai, the son of Ammihud and grandson of Omri. His other ancestors included Imri and Bani.

The descendants of Judah’s son Shelah had as their leader Asaiah, who was the head of his family. The descendants of Judah’s son Zerah had Jeuel as their leader.

^7–8The following members of the tribe of Benjamin lived in Jerusalem:

Sallu son of Meshullam, who was the son of Hodaviah, the son of Hassenuah

Ibneiah son of Jeroham

Elah, the son of Uzzi and grandson of Michri

Meshullam son of Shephatiah, who was the son of Reuel, the son of Ibnijah ⁹There were 956 families of this tribe living there. All the men named above were heads of families.

The Priests Who Lived in Jerusalem

^10–12The following priests lived in Jerusalem:

Jedaiah, Jehoiarib, and Jachin

Azariah son of Hilkiah (the chief official in the Temple), whose ancestors included Meshullam, Zadok, Meraioth, and Ahitub

Adaiah son of Jeroham, whose ancestors included Pashhur and Malchijah

Maasai son of Adiel, whose ancestors included Jahzerah, Meshullam, Meshillemith, and Immer

¹³The priests who were heads of families totalled 1,760. They were experts in all the work carried on in the Temple.

The Levites Who Lived in Jerusalem

^14–16The following Levites lived in Jerusalem:

Shemaiah son of Hasshub, whose ancestors included Azrikam and Hashabiah, of the clan of Merari

Bakbakkar, Heresh, and Galal

Mattaniah son of Mica, whose ancestors included Zichri and Asaph

Obadiah son of Shemaiah, whose ancestors included Galal and Jeduthun

Berechiah, the son of Asa and grandson of Elkanah, who lived in the territory that belonged to the town of Netophah.

The Temple Guards Who Lived in Jerusalem

¹⁷The following temple guards lived in Jerusalem: Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, and Ahiman. Shallum was their leader. ¹⁸Down to that time members of their clans had been stationed at the eastern entrance to the King’s Gate.^z Formerly they had stood guard at the gates to the camps of the Levites.

¹⁹Shallum, the son of Kore and grandson of Ebiasaph, together with his fellow-members of the clan of Korah, was responsible for guarding the entrance to the Tent of the Lord’s presence, just as their ancestors had been when they were in charge of the Lord’s camp. ²⁰Phineas son of Eleazar—may the Lord be with him!—had supervised them at one time.

²¹Zechariah son of Meshelemiah was also a guard at the entrance to the Tent of the Lord’s presence.

²²In all, 212 men were chosen as guards for the entrances and gates. They were registered according to the villages where they lived. It was King David and the prophet Samuel who had put their ancestors in these responsible positions.