1. The names of all the people of Israel were listed in their family histories. Those family histories were put in the book of the kings of Israel.The people of Judah were captured and forced to go to Babylon. This is because they were not faithful to God.
2. The first people to come back and live in their own lands and towns were some Israelites, priests, Levites and Temple servants.
3. People from the tribes of Judah, Benjamin, Ephraim and Manasseh lived in Jerusalem. This is a list of those people.
4. There was Uthai son of Ammihud. (Ammihud was Omri’s son. Omri was Imri’s son. Imri was Bani’s son. Bani was a descendant of Perez. Perez was Judah’s son.)
5. Of the Shilonite people there were Asaiah and his sons. Asaiah was the oldest son in his family.
6. Of the Zerahite people there were Jeuel and other relatives of Zerah. There were 690 of them in all.
7. From the tribe of Benjamin there was Sallu son of Meshullam. (Meshullam was Hodaviah’s son. Hodaviah was Hassenuah’s son.)
8. There was also Ibneiah son of Jeroham and Elah son of Uzzi. (Uzzi was Micri’s son.) And there was Meshullam son of Shephatiah. (Shephatiah was Reuel’s son, and Reuel was Ibnijah’s son.)
9. The family history of Benjamin lists 956 people living in Jerusalem. All these men were leaders of their families.
10. Of the priests there were Jedaiah, Jehoiarib, Jakin and
11. Azariah son of Hilkiah. (Hilkiah was Meshullam’s son. Meshullam was Zadok’s son. Zadok was Meraioth’s son. Meraioth was Ahitub’s son. Ahitub was the officer who was responsible for the Temple of God.)
12. Also there was Adaiah son of Jeroham. (Jeroham was Pashhur’s son, and Pashhur was Malkijah’s son.) And there was Maasai son of Adiel. (Adiel was Jahzerah’s son. Jahzerah was Meshullam’s son. Meshullam was Meshillemith’s son, and Meshillemith was Immer’s son.)
13. There were 1,760 priests. They were leaders of their families. They were responsible for serving in the Temple of God.
14. Of the Levites there was Semaiah son of Hasshub. (Hasshub was Azrikam’s son. Azrikam was Hashabiah’s son. Hashabiah was from the family of Merari.)