1The leaders of the people settled in Jerusalem. The rest of the people drew lots so that for every ten men, one would live in Jerusalem, the Holy City, with the remaining nine settling in other cities. 2The people blessed all the men who volunteered to live in Jerusalem.
3These are the provincial leaders who resided in Jerusalem. And in the cities of Judah, everyone settled on his property, in the city of his family: the people of Israel and their priests and Levites, ministers and the sons of the servants of Solomon.
The Jewish population in Jerusalem
4In Jerusalem there lived some of the tribe of Judah and some of the tribe of Benjamin.
Of the tribe of Judah: Athaiah son of Uzziah, grandson of Zechariah, son of Amariah, son of Sephatiah, son of Mehalalel, of the descendants of Perez; 5Maaseiah son of Baruch, grandson of Colhozeh, son of Hazaiah, son of Adaiah, son of Joiarib, son of Zechariah, descendant of Shelah. 6The total number of the descendants of Perez living in Jerusalem was four hundred and sixty-eight adult men.
7These belonged to the tribe of Benjamin: Sallu son of Meshullam, grandson of Joed, son of Pedaiah, son of Kolaiah, son of Maaseiah, son of Ithiel, son of Jeshaiah, 8and his brothers Gabbai, Sallai: nine hundred twenty-eight.
9Joel son of Zichri was their leader, and Judah son of Hassenuah was second in command of the city.
10Of the priests: Jedaiah son of Joiakin, son of Seraiah, son of Hilkiah, 11grandson of Meshullam, son of Zadok, son of Meraioth, son of Ahitub, who was the High Priest, 12and his kinsmen who were responsible for the Temple liturgy: eight hundred and twenty-two; Adaiah son of Jeroham, son of Pelaliah, son of Amzi, son of Zechariah, son of Pashhur, son of Malchijah, 13and his kinsmen, heads of families: two hundred and forty-two; and Amashai son of Azarel, grandson of Ahzai, son of Meshillemoth, son of Immer, 14and his kinsmen, adult men: one hundred and twenty-eight.
Zabdiel son of Haggedolim was in charge of them.
15Of the Levites: Shemaiah son of Hasshub, grandson of Azrikam, son of Hashabiah, son of Bunni, 16Shabbethai and Jozabad, the levitical leaders responsible for the outside work of the Temple of God; 17Mattaniah son of Mica, grandson of Zabdi, son of Asaph, who directed the hymns and, at prayer, intoned the thanks-giving; Bakbukiah, the second in rank among his kinsmen; and Abda son of Galal, son of Jeduthun. 18The total number of Levites in the holy city: two hundred and eighty-four.
19The gatekeepers: Akkub, Talmon and their kinsmen, who kept watch at the gates: one hundred and seventy-two.
20The rest of the Israelites, priests and Levites made their homes throughout the towns of Judah, each man in his own in heritance, 21The workmen lived at Ophel; Ziha and Gishpa were in charge of the workmen. 22The head of the Levites in Jerusalem was Uzzi son of Bani, grandson of Hashbiah, son of Mattaniah, son of Mica, he belonged to the clan of Asaph who were responsible for the chanted parts of the liturgy in the Temple of God; 23there were royal regulations stating how the clans should take turns in leading the Temple music each day. 24Pethahiah son of Meshezabel, belonging to the clan of Zerah and the tribe of Judah, was the king’s commissioner for all such matters as concerned the people.
25and in the villages situated in rural districts of their own fields.
Some of the tribe of Judah made their homes in Kiriatharba and its outlying villages, in Dibon and its outlying villages, in Jekabzeel and its outlying villages, 26in Jeshua, Moladah, Beth-pelet, 27Hazarshual, in Beersheba and its villages, 28in Ziklag, in Meconah and its villages, 29in Enrimmon, Zorah, Jarmuth, 30Zanoah, Adullam and their villages, Lachish and its fields, and Azekah and its villages. Thus, they settled from Beersheba as far as the Valley of Hinnom.
31Some of the tribe of Benjamin made their homes in Geba, Michmash, Aija, in Bethel and its villages, 32Anathoth, Nob, Ananiah, 33Hazor, Ramah, Gittaim, 34Hadid, Zeboim, Neballat, 35Lod and Ono, and the Valley of the Craftsmen.
36Some groups of Levites settled in Judah as well as in Benjamin.
