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.)