1 N ow the leaders of the people dwelt at Jerusalem; the rest of the people also cast lots to bring one of ten to dwell in Jerusalem, the holy city, while nine-tenths dwelt in other towns and villages.

2 A nd the people blessed all the men who willingly offered to live in Jerusalem.

3 T hese are the province chiefs who dwelt in Jerusalem, but in the towns of Judah everyone lived on his property there—Israelites, the priests, the Levites, the temple servants, and the descendants of Solomon’s servants.

4 A nd at Jerusalem dwelt certain of the sons of Judah and Benjamin. Of Judah: Athaiah son of Uzziah, the son of Zechariah, the son of Amariah, the son of Shephatiah, the son of Mahalalel, of the sons of Perez;

5 M aaseiah 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.

6 A ll the sons of Perez who dwelt at Jerusalem were 468 valiant men.

7 T hese are the sons 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, son of Jeshaiah,

8 A nd after him Gabbai and Sallai, 928.

9 J oel son of Zichri was overseer, and Judah son of Hassenuah was second over the city.

10 O f the priests: Jedaiah son of Joiarib; Jachin;

11 S eraiah son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, ruler of the house of God,

12 A nd their brethren, who did the work of the house, 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 Malchijah,

13 A nd his brethren, chiefs of fathers’ houses, 242; and Amashsai son of Azarel, the son of Ahzai, the son of Meshillemoth, the son of Immer,

14 A nd their brethren, mighty men of valor, 128. Their overseer was Zabdiel son of Haggedolim.

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

16 A nd Shabbethai and Jozabad, of the chiefs of the Levites, who had charge of the outside work of the house of God;

17 M attaniah son of Mica, the son of Zabdi, the son of Asaph, the leader to begin the thanksgiving in prayer; and Bakbukiah, second among his brethren; and Abda son of Shammua, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun.

18 T he Levites in the holy city were 284.

19 T he gatekeepers: Akkub, Talmon, and their brethren, who kept watch, were 172.

20 A nd the rest of Israel, with the priests and the Levites, were in all the cities of Judah, each in his inheritance.

21 B ut the temple servants dwelt on Ophel; Ziha and Gishpa were over.

22 O verseer of the Levites in Jerusalem and the work of God’s house was Uzzi son of Bani, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Mica, of Asaph’s sons, the singers.

23 F or the king had ordered concerning them that a certain provision be made for the singers, as each day required.

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

25 A s for the villages with their fields, some people of Judah dwelt in Kiriath-arba, Dibon, and Jekabzeel, and their villages,

26 I n Jeshua, Moladah, Beth-pelet,

27 H azar-shual, Beersheba and its villages,

28 Z iklag, Meconah and its villages,

29 E n-rimmon, Zorah, Jarmuth,

30 Z anoah, Adullam, and their villages, Lachish and its fields, Azekah and its villages. So they encamped from Beersheba to the Hinnom Valley.

31 T he people of Benjamin also dwelt from Geba onward, at Michmash, Aija, Bethel and its villages,

32 A t Anathoth, Nob, Ananiah,

33 H azor, Ramah, Gittaim,

34 H adid, Zeboim, Neballat,

35 L od, and Ono, the Valley of the Craftsmen.

36 A nd certain divisions of the Levites in Judah were joined to Benjamin.