1. Everyone in Israel was listed in the official family records that were included in the history of Israel's kings.The people of Judah were taken to Babylonia as prisoners because they sinned against the Lord.
2. And the first people to return to their towns included priests, Levites, temple workers, and other Israelites.
3. People from the tribes of Judah, Benjamin, Ephraim, and Manasseh settled in Jerusalem.
4-6. There were six hundred and ninety people from the Judah tribe who settled in Jerusalem. They were all descendants of Judah's three sons: Perez, Shelah, and Zerah. Their leaders were Uthai, Asaiah, and Jeuel. Uthai was the son of Ammihud and a descendant of Omri, Imri, Bani, and Perez. Asaiah was a descendant of Shelah; Jeuel was a descendant of Zerah.