People of Jerusalem
1 So all of Israel was listed by genealogies, and they are written in the book of the kings of Israel. But Judah was taken captive to Babylon for their disobedience.
2 Now the first inhabitants to return to live in their own properties in the cities of Israel were the priests, the Levites, and the temple servants.
3 Some of the descendants of Judah, Benjamin, Ephraim and Manasseh were living in Jerusalem:
4 Uthai the son of Ammihud, the son of Omri, the son of Imri, the son of Bani, a descendant of Perez the son of Judah.
5 Of the Shilonites: Asaiah the firstborn, and his sons.
6 Of the sons of Zerah: Jeuel and their brothers, 690.
7 Of the sons of Benjamin: Sallu the son of Meshullam, the son of Hodaviah, the son of Hassenuah, 8 and Ibneiah the son of Jeroham, and Elah the son of Uzzi, the son of Michri, and Meshullam the son of Shephatiah, the son of Reuel, the son of Ibnijah; 9 and their brothers; according to their genealogy, 956.
All these men were leaders of their ancestral houses.
The Returning Levites
10 From the priests:
Jedaiah, Jehoiarib, Jachin, 11 and Azariah the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, the chief officer in the house of God; 12 and Adaiah the son of Jeroham, the son of Pashhur, the son of Malchijah, and Maasai the son of Adiel, the son of Jahzerah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Meshillemith, the son of Immer; 13 and their brothers, heads of their ancestral houses, 1,760; very able men for the work of the service of the house of God.
14 From the Levites:
Shemaiah the son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, of the sons of Merari; 15 and Bakbakkar, Heresh, Galal, and Mattaniah the son of Mica, the son of Zichri, the son of Asaph, 16 and Obadiah the son of Shemaiah, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun, and Berechiah the son of Asa, the son of Elkanah, who lived in the villages of the Netophathites.
Gatekeepers in Jerusalem
17 The gatekeepers:
Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and their brothers (Shallum was the leader), 18 who previously served at the king’s gate on the east side. They were the gatekeepers for the Levite camp. 19 Shallum the son of Kore, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, and his relatives from his ancestral house, the Korahites, were assigned the service work of keeping watch over the entrance of the tent. Their fathers had been over the camp of the Lord, keepers of the entry.
20 Phinehas the son of Eleazar was ruler over them in times past, and the Lord was with him.
21 Zechariah the son of Meshelemiah was gatekeeper of the door of the Tent of Meeting.
22 All of these men, who were chosen to be gatekeepers in the entrance were 212. They were listed by genealogy in their villages, whom David and Samuel the seer ordained in their office of trust.
23 So they and their descendants had the oversight of the gates of the Lord, the house called the Tent, as guards. 24 On the four sides were the gatekeepers, toward the east, west, north, and south. 25 Their brothers, in their villages, were to come in every seven days from time to time to be with them: 26 for the four chief gatekeepers, who were Levites, were in an office of trust and were over the rooms and over the treasuries in the house of the Lord. 27 They stayed around the house of God, because it was their duty to guard and open it each morning.
28 Some of them were in charge of the vessels of service, for they were brought in and taken out by counting them. 29 And some of them were appointed over the furniture, and over all the vessels of the sanctuary, over the fine flour, the wine, the oil, the frankincense, and the spices.
30 Some of the sons of the priests prepared the mixing of the spices. 31 Mattithiah, one of the Levites, who was the firstborn of Shallum the Korahite, had the office of trust over the things that were baked in pans. 32 Some of their brothers, of the sons of the Kohathites, were over the show bread, to prepare it every Sabbath.
33 The singers, heads of the Levite families, lived in the rooms and were free from other service, for they were employed in their work day and night. 34 These were heads of their ancestral houses, of the Levites, throughout their generations, leading men. They lived at Jerusalem.
Descendants of Saul
35 Jeiel the father of Gibeon, whose wife’s name was Maacah, lived in Gibeon. 36 His firstborn son was Abdon, then Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner, Nadab, 37 Gedor, Ahio, Zechariah, and Mikloth.
38 Mikloth fathered Shimeam. They also dwelt with their relatives, opposite their brethren in Jerusalem.
39 Ner fathered Kish. Kish fathered Saul. Saul fathered of Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab, and Eshbaal.
40 The son of Jonathan was Merib Baal. Merib Baal fathered Micah.
41 The sons of Micah: Pithon, Melech, Tahrea, and Ahaz.
42 Ahaz fathered Jarah. Jarah fathered Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri. Zimri fathered Moza. 43 Moza fathered Binea; and Rephaiah his son, Eleasah his son, and Azel his son.
44 Azel had six sons, whose names are these: Azrikam, Bocheru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan. These were the sons of Azel.