³These are the heads of the province who lived in Jerusalem, but in the cities of Judah each one lived on his property in their cities: Israel, the priests, the Levites, the temple servants, and the descendants^a of Solomon’s servants. ⁴And some from the descendants^b of Judah and Benjamin lived in Jerusalem. From the descendants^c of Judah: Athaiah son of Uzziah, son of Zechariah, son of Amariah, son of Shephatiah, son of Mahalalel, from the descendants^d of Perez; ⁵and Maaseiah son of Baruch, son of Col-Hozeh, son of Hazaiah, son of Adaiah, son of Jehoiarib, son of Zechariah, son^e of the Shilonite. ⁶All of the descendants^f of Perez who were living in Jerusalem were four hundred and sixty-eight able-bodied men.

⁷These are the descendants^g of Benjamin: Sallu son of Meshullam, son of Joed, son of Pedaiah, son of Kolaiah, son of Maaseiah, son of Ithiel, son of Jeshaiah. ⁸And following after him Gabbai, Sallai, nine hundred and twenty-eight. ⁹And Joel son of Zicri, their chief officer; and Judah son of Hassenuah, second in command over the city.

¹⁰From the priests: Jedaiah son of Jehoiarib, Jakin, ¹¹Seraiah son of Hilkiah, son of Meshullam, son of Zadok, son of Meraioth, son of Ahitub—the leader of the house of God— ¹²and their brothers who did the work of the house, eight hundred and twenty-two. And Adaiah son of Jeroham, son of Pelaliah, son of Amzi, son of Zechariah, son of Pashhur, son of Malkijah, ¹³and his brothers, heads of the families,^h two hundred and forty-two. And Amashai son of Azarel, son of Ahzai, son of Meshillemoth, son of Immer, ¹⁴and their brothers; mighty warriors of strength, one hundred and twenty-eight. The chief officer over them was Zabdiel son of Hagedolim.

¹⁵Now from the Levites: Shemaiah son of Hasshub, son of Azrikam, son of Hashabiah, son of Bunni; ¹⁶and Shabbethai and Jehozabad, leaders over the work of the Levites outside of the house of God; ¹⁷Mattaniah son of Micah, son of Zabdi, sonⁱ of Asaph, who was the leader to begin the thanksgiving prayer, and Bakbukiah the second of his brothers; Abda son of Shammua, son of Galal, son of Jeduthun. ¹⁸All of the Levites in the holy city were two hundred and eighty-four.

¹⁹The gatekeepers: Akkub, Talmon, and their brothers, the keepers of the gates, one hundred and seventy-two.

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Footnotes

aOr “sons”
bOr “sons”
cOr “sons”
dOr “sons”
eOr “descendant”
fOr “sons”
gOr “sons”
hLiterally “fathers”
iOr “descendant”