Now athe leaders of the people
lived
in Jerusalem
, but the rest
of the people
bcast
lots
to bring
one
out of ten
to live
in Jerusalem
, cthe holy
city
, while nine-tenths
remained in the other cities
.
And the people blessed
all
the men
who avolunteered
to live
in Jerusalem
.
aNow these are the heads
of the provinces
who
lived
in Jerusalem
, but in the cities
of Judah
beach
lived
on his own property
in their cities
--the 1Israelites
, the priests
, the Levites
, the 2 ctemple
servants
and the 3 ddescendants
of Solomon's
servants
.
Some of the sons
of Judah
and some
of the sons
of Benjamin
lived
in Jerusalem
. From the sons
of Judah
: Athaiah
the son
of Uzziah
, the son
of Zechariah
, the son
of Amariah
, the son
of Shephatiah
, the son
of Mahalalel
, of the sons
of Perez
;
and Maaseiah the son
of Baruch
, the son
of Col-hozeh
, the son
of Hazaiah
, the son
of Adaiah
, the son
of Joiarib
, the son
of Zechariah
, the son
of the Shilonite
.
All the sons
of Perez
who lived
in Jerusalem
were 468
able
men
.
Now these are the sons
of Benjamin
: Sallu
the 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
;
and after him Gabbai
and Sallai
, 928
.
Joel the son
of Zichri
was their overseer
, and Judah
the son
of Hassenuah
was second
1in command
of the city
.
From the priests: Jedaiah
the son
of Joiarib
, Jachin
,
Seraiah the son
of Hilkiah
, the son
of Meshullam
, the son
of Zadok
, the son
of Meraioth
, the son
of Ahitub
, the leader
of the house
of God
,
and their 1kinsmen who performed
the work
of the 2temple
, 822
; and Adaiah
the son
of Jeroham
, the son
of Pelaliah
, the son
of Amzi
, the son
of Zechariah
, the son
of Pashhur
, the son
of Malchijah
,
and his kinsmen, heads
of fathers'
households, 242
; and Amashsai
the son
of Azarel
, the son
of Ahzai
, the son
of Meshillemoth
, the son
of Immer
,
and their brothers, valiant
warriors
, 128
. And their overseer
was Zabdiel
, the son
of 1Haggedolim
.
Now from the Levites: Shemaiah
the son
of Hasshub
, the son
of Azrikam
, the son
of Hashabiah
, the son
of Bunni
;
and Shabbethai and Jozabad
, from the 1leaders
of the Levites
, who were 2in charge
of athe outside
work
of the house
of God
;
and Mattaniah the son
of Mica
, the son
of 1Zabdi
, the son
of Asaph
, who was the 2leader
in beginning
the thanksgiving
at prayer
, and Bakbukiah
, the second
among
his brethren
; and 3Abda
the son
of 4Shammua
, the son
of Galal
, the son
of Jeduthun
.
All the Levites
in athe holy
city
were 284
.
Also the gatekeepers, Akkub
, Talmon
and their brethren
who kept
watch
at the gates
, were 172
.
The rest of Israel
, of the priests
and of the Levites
, were in all
the cities
of Judah
, each
aon his own inheritance
.
But athe temple servants
were living
in Ophel
, and Ziha
and Gishpa
were 1in charge
of the temple
servants
.
Now athe overseer of the Levites
in Jerusalem
was Uzzi
the son
of Bani
, the son
of Hashabiah
, the son
of Mattaniah
, the son
of Mica
, from the sons
of Asaph
, who were the singers
for the 1service
of the house
of God
.
aFor there was a commandment from the king
concerning
them and a firm
regulation
for the song
leaders
bday
by day
.
Pethahiah the son
of Meshezabel
, of the sons
aof Zerah
the son
of Judah
, was the bking's
1representative
in all
matters
concerning the people
.
Now as for the villages with their fields
, some
of the sons
of Judah
lived
in aKiriath-arba
and its 1towns
, in bDibon
and its 1towns
, and in Jekabzeel
and its villages
,
and in Jeshua, in Moladah
and Beth-pelet
,
and in Hazar-shual, in Beersheba
and its towns
,
and in Ziklag, in Meconah
and in its towns
,
and in En-rimmon, in Zorah
and in Jarmuth
,
Zanoah, Adullam
, and their villages
, Lachish
and its fields
, Azekah
and its towns
. So they encamped
from Beersheba
as far
as the valley
of Hinnom
.
The sons of Benjamin
also lived from Geba
onward, at Michmash
and Aija
, at Bethel
and its towns
,
Lod and Ono
, the valley
of craftsmen
.
From the Levites, some divisions
in Judah
belonged to Benjamin
.