3 Some of the priests, some of the other descendants of Levi, some of the temple workers, and the descendants of King Solomon’s servants, and many of the other people lived on their own property in the towns where their ancestors had lived. 4 But some people from the tribes of Judah and Benjamin decided to live in Jerusalem. One of them from the tribe of Judah was Athaiah. He was the son of Uzziah, who was the son of Zechariah, who was the son of Amariah, who was the son of Shephatiah, who was the son of Mahalalel, who was a descendant of Judah’s son Perez.
5 Another one from the tribe of Judah was Maaseiah, who was the son of Baruch, who was the son of Colhozeh, who was the son of Hazaiah, who was the son of Adaiah, who was the son of Joiarib, who was the son of Zechariah, who was a descendant of Judah’s son Shelah. 6 There were 468 men who were descendants of Perez who were valiant/courageous soldiers who lived in Jerusalem.
11 Seraiah, the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub who had previously been the Supreme Priest. 12 Altogether, 822 members of that clan worked in the temple.
16 Two others were Shabbethai and Jozabad, who were prominent men who supervised the work outside the temple. 17 Another one was Mattaniah, the son of Mica, the son of Zabdi, the son of Asaph. Mattaniah directed the temple choir when they sang the prayers to thank God. His assistant was Bakbukiah. Another one was Abda, the son of Shammua, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun. 18 Altogether, there were 284 descendants of Levi who settled in Jerusalem.
21 But the temple workers lived on Ophel Hill in Jerusalem. They were supervised by Ziha and Gishpa.
22 The man who supervised the other descendants of Levi who helped the priests and lived in Jerusalem was Uzzi, the son of Bani, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Mica. Uzzi belonged to the clan of Asaph, the clan that was in charge of the music in the temple. 23 The king of Persia had commanded that the clans should decide what each clan should do to lead the music in the temple each day.
24 Pethahiah, the son of Meshezabel, who was from the clan of Zerah and a descendant of Judah, was the ambassador of the Israelis to the king of Persia.
25 Some of the people who did not settle in Jerusalem lived in villages close to their farms. Some from the tribe of Judah lived in villages near Kiriath-Arba, Dibon, and Jekabzeel cities. 26 Some lived in Jeshua city, in Moladah city, in Beth-Pelet city, 27 in Hazar-Shual city, and in Beersheba city and the villages near it. 28 Others lived in Ziklag city, in Meconah city and the villages near it, 29 in En-Rimmon city, in Zorah city, in Jarmuth city, 30 in Zanoah city, in Adullam city, and in the villages near those cities. Some lived in Lachish city and in the nearby villages, and some lived in Azekah town and the villages near it. All of those people lived in Judea, in the area between Beersheba in the south and Hinnom Valley in the north, at the edge of Jerusalem.
31 The people of the tribe of Benjamin lived in Geba city, Micmash city, Aija city which is also known as Ai, Bethel city and in nearby villages, 32 in Anathoth city, in Nob city, in Ananiah town, 33 in Hazor city, in Ramah city, in Gittaim city, 34 in Hadid city, in Zeboim town, in Neballat town, 35 in Lod town, in Ono town, and in Craftsmen’s Valley.
36 Some of the groups of the descendants of Levi who had lived in Judea were sent to live with the people of the tribe of Benjamin.
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