1. The names of all the people of Israel were listed in their family histories, and 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, 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, and 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 six hundred ninety of them in all.
7. From the tribe of Benjamin there was Sallu son of Meshullam. (Meshullam was Hodaviah’s son, and 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 nine hundred fifty-six people living in Jerusalem, and all these 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 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 one thousand seven hundred sixty priests. They were leaders of their families, and they were responsible for serving in the Temple of God.
14. Of the Levites there was Shemaiah son of Hasshub. (Hasshub was Azrikam’s son, and Azrikam was Hashabiah’s son. Hashabiah was from the family of Merari.)