¹The princes of the people lived in Jerusalem . The rest of the people also cast lots to bring one of ten to dwell in Jerusalem , the holy city , and nine parts in the other cities .

²The people blessed all the men who willingly offered themselves to dwell in Jerusalem .

³Now these are the chiefs of the province who lived in Jerusalem ; but in the cities of Judah , everyone lived in his possession in their cities —Israel , the priests , the Levites , the temple servants , and the children of Solomon ’s servants .

⁴Some of the children of Judah and of the children of Benjamin lived in Jerusalem . Of the children 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 children of Perez ;

⁵and Maaseiah the son of Baruch , the son of Colhozeh, the son of Hazaiah , the son of Adaiah , the son of Joiarib , the son of Zechariah , the son of the Shilonite.

⁶All the sons of Perez who lived in Jerusalem were four hundred and sixty-eight valiant men .

⁷These 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 .

⁸After him Gabbai and Sallai , nine hundred and twenty-eight .

⁹Joel the son of Zichri was their overseer ; and Judah the son of Hassenuah was second over the city .

¹⁰Of the priests : Jedaiah the son of Joiarib , Jachin ,

¹¹Seraiah the son of Hilkiah , the son of Meshullam , the son of Zadok , the son of Meraioth , the son of Ahitub, the ruler of God’s house ,

¹²and their brothers who did the work of the house , eight hundred and twenty-two ; 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 ,

¹³and his brothers , chiefs of fathers’ households, two hundred and forty-two ; and Amashsai the son of Azarel , the son of Ahzai, the son of Meshillemoth , the son of Immer,

¹⁴and their brothers , mighty men of valour , one hundred and twenty-eight ; and their overseer was Zabdiel , the son of Haggedolim.

¹⁵Of the Levites : Shemaiah the son of Hasshub , the son of Azrikam , the son of Hashabiah , the son of Bunni ;

¹⁶and Shabbethai and Jozabad , of the chiefs of the Levites , who had the oversight of the outward business of God’s house ;

¹⁷and Mattaniah the son of Mica, the son of Zabdi , the son of Asaph, who was the chief to begin the thanksgiving in prayer , and Bakbukiah , the second amongst his brothers ; and Abda the son of Shammua , the son of Galal , the son of Jeduthun .

¹⁸All the Levites in the holy city were two hundred and eighty-four.

¹⁹Moreover the gatekeepers , Akkub , Talmon , and their brothers, who kept watch at the gates , were one hundred and seventy-two.

²⁰The residue of Israel , of the priests , and the Levites were in all the cities of Judah , everyone in his inheritance .

²¹But the temple servants lived in Ophel ; and Ziha and Gishpa were over the temple servants .

²²The overseer also of the Levites at Jerusalem was Uzzi the son of Bani , the son of Hashabiah , the son of Mattaniah , the son of Mica , of the sons of Asaph, the singers responsible for the service of God’s house .

²³For there was a commandment from the king concerning them , and a settled provision for the singers , as every day required .

²⁴Pethahiah the son of Meshezabel , of the children of Zerah the son of Judah , was at the king ’s hand in all matters concerning the people .

²⁵As for the villages with their fields , some of the children of Judah lived in Kiriath Arba and its towns , in Dibon and its towns , in Jekabzeel and its villages ,

²⁶in Yeshua, in Moladah , Beth Pelet,

²⁷in Hazar Shual, in Beersheba and its towns ,

²⁸in Ziklag , in Meconah and in its towns ,

²⁹in En Rimmon, in Zorah , in Jarmuth ,

³⁰Zanoah , Adullam , and their villages , Lachish and its fields , and Azekah and its towns . So they encamped from Beersheba to the valley of Hinnom .

³¹The children of Benjamin also lived from Geba onward, at Michmash and Aija , and at Bethel and its towns ,

³²at Anathoth , Nob , Ananiah ,

³³Hazor , Ramah , Gittaim ,

³⁴Hadid , Zeboim , Neballat ,

³⁵Lod , and Ono, the valley of craftsmen .

³⁶Of the Levites , certain divisions in Judah settled in Benjamin ’s territory.