1 Chronicles 9:2–22

²The first to settle again on their property in their own cities were ⸤some⸥ Israelites, the priests, the Levites, and the temple servants. 

³Jerusalem was settled by descendants of Judah, Benjamin, Ephraim, and Manasseh: 

⁴From the descendants of Perez, son of Judah, was Uthai, who was the son of Ammihud, grandson of Omri, and great-grandson of Imri. (Imri’s father was Bani.) ⁵From the descendants of Shilah were Asaiah (the firstborn) and his sons. ⁶And from the descendants of Zerah were Jeuel and their relatives, 690 in all. 

⁷From the descendants of Benjamin were Sallu (son of Meshullam, grandson of Hodaviah, and great-grandson of Hassenuah), ⁸Ibneiah (son of Jeroham), Elah (son of Uzzi and grandson of Michri), and Meshullam (son of Shephatiah, grandson of Reuel, and great-grandson of Ibniah), ⁹and their relatives according to their ancestry. All of these men were heads of their families. A total of 956 of them lived in Jerusalem. 

¹⁰From the priests were Jedaiah, Jehoiarib, Jachin, ¹¹and Azariah. Azariah was the son of Hilkiah, grandson of Meshullam, and great-grandson of Zadok. Zadok’s father was Meraioth, the son of Ahitub (the official in charge of God’s temple). ¹²Also from the priests were Adaiah (son of Jeroham, grandson of Pashhur, and great-grandson of Malchiah) and Maasai (son of Adiel, grandson of Jahzerah, and great-grandson of Meshullam, whose father was Meshillemith, son of Immer). ¹³Their relatives who were heads of their families totaled 1,760 soldiers. They served in God’s temple and settled in Jerusalem. 

¹⁴From the Levites descended from Merari were Shemaiah (son of Hasshub, grandson of Azrikam, and great-grandson of Hashabiah), ¹⁵Bakbakkar, Heresh, Galal, Mattaniah (son of Mica, grandson of Zichri, and great-grandson of Asaph), ¹⁶Obadiah (son of Shemaiah, grandson of Galal, and great-grandson of Jeduthun), and Berechiah (son of Asa and grandson of Elkanah, who lived in the villages belonging to the Netophathites). 

¹⁷The gatekeepers were Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and their relatives. (Shallum was in charge.) ¹⁸Formerly, they were stationed at the king’s gate on the east side. They were the gatekeepers for the Levite quarters. 

¹⁹Shallum (son of Kore, grandson of Ebiasaph, great-grandson of Korah) and the members of his family (Korah’s descendants) were responsible for serving as watchmen at the entrances to the tent, as their ancestors had been in charge of guarding the entrances to the Lord’s camp. ²⁰(Phinehas, Eleazar’s son, had been the official in charge of the gatekeepers, and the Lord was with him.) ²¹Zechariah, son of Meshelemiah, was the keeper at the entrance to the tent of meeting. ²²The men chosen to be gatekeepers at the entrances totaled 212. Their genealogies were recorded in their villages. David and the seer^aSamuel appointed them to these positions because they were trustworthy.