^11:3These are the provincial leaders³ who settled in Jerusalem. (While other Israelites, the priests, the Levites, the temple attendants, and the sons of the servants of Solomon settled in the cities of Judah, each on his own property in their cities, ^11:4some of the descendants of Judah and some of the descendants of Benjamin settled in Jerusalem.)

Of the descendants of Judah:

Athaiah son of Uzziah, the son of Zechariah, the son of Amariah, the son of Shephatiah, the son of Mahalalel, from the descendants of Perez; ^11:5and Maaseiah son of Baruch, the son of Col-Hozeh, the son of Hazaiah, the son of Adaiah, the son of Joiarib, the son of Zechariah, from the descendants of Shelah.⁴^11:6The sum total of the descendants of Perez who were settling in Jerusalem was 468 exceptional men.

^11:7These are the descendants of Benjamin:

Sallu son of Meshullam, the son of Joed, the son of Pedaiah, the son of Kolaiah, the son of Maaseiah, the son of Ithiel, the son of Jeshaiah, ^11:8and his followers,⁵ Gabbai and Sallai—928 in all. ^11:9Joel son of Zicri was the officer in charge of them, and Judah son of Hassenuah was second-in-command over the city.

^11:10From the priests:

Jedaiah son of Joiarib, Jakin, ^11:11Seraiah son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, supervisor in the temple of God, ^11:12and their colleagues⁶ who were carrying out work for the temple—822; and Adaiah son of Jeroham, the son of Pelaliah, the son of Amzi, the son of Zechariah, the son of Pashhur, the son of Malkijah, ^11:13and his colleagues who were heads of families⁷—242; and Amashsai son of Azarel, the son of Ahzai, the son of Meshillemoth, the son of Immer, ^11:14and his colleagues⁸ who were exceptional men—128. The officer over them was Zabdiel the son of Haggedolim.

^11:15From the Levites:

Shemaiah son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Bunni; ^11:16Shabbethai and Jozabad, leaders⁹ of the Levites, were in charge of the external work for the temple of God; ^11:17Mattaniah son of Mica, the son of Zabdi, the son of Asaph, the praise¹⁰ leader who led in thanksgiving and prayer; Bakbukiah, second among his colleagues; and Abda son of Shammua, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun. ^11:18The sum total of the Levites in the holy city was 284.

^11:19And the gatekeepers:

Akkub, Talmon and their colleagues who were guarding the gates—172.

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Footnotes

3 Heb “the heads of the province.”
4 The translation reads מִן־הַשֵּׁלָנִי (min hashelani, “from the Shelahite”) rather than the reading בֶּן־הַשִּׁלֹנִי (ben hashiloni, “the son of the Shilionite”). See 1 Chr 9:5.
5 Heb “those behind him.” Some scholars emend the text to וְאֶחָיו (vé’ekhayv, “his brothers”).
6 Heb “brothers” (also in vv. 13, 14, 17, 19).
7 Heb “heads of fathers.”
8 The translation reads with the וְאֶחָיו (vé’ekhayv, “and his brothers”) rather than the reading וַאֲחֵיהֶם (va’akhehem, “and their brothers”).
9 Heb “who were of the heads.”
10 The translation reads with the Lucianic Greek recension and הַתְּהִלָה (hattéhilah, “the praise”) rather than the reading הַתְּחִלָּה (hattékhillah, “the beginning”).