The Israelites were all counted according to their genealogy and written in the Book of the Kings of Israel. The Jews were taken captive to Babylon for their sins.

Returning from Babylon first, there were Israelites, priests, Levites, and the leaders of Nethinim living in their own land and cities.

There were Judah, Benjamin, Ephraim, and Manasseh living in Jerusalem.

Among the descendants of Perez, the son of Judah, was Utai. Utai is the son of Ammihud. Ammihud was the son of Omri. Omri is the son of Yinli. Yinli is the son of Bani.

Among the descendants of Shiloh were the eldest son Asaiah and his sons.

Among the descendants of Zerah were Jeuli and his brothers, totaling 690 people.

Among the people of Benjamin, there was Salu the son of Meshullam, the grandson of Hodaviah and the great grandson of Hassenu,

And there were Ebiniah the son of Jeroham, Ellah the son of Uzzi the son of Micherib, and Meshullam the son of Shephatiah the grandson of Reuel the great grandson of Ebiniah,

And their brothers, according to their genealogy, were a total of 956. These people are all their tribal leaders.

Among the priests were Jedaiah, Jehoiaril, and Jachin,

And Azariah, the son of Hilkiah, who was in charge of the temple. Hilkiah was the son of Meshullam. Mishullam was the son of Zadok. Zadok was the son of Milaio. Milaio was the son of Ahitub.

Adaiah the son of Jeroham, the great grandson of Machiah and the grandson of Bashhur, and Maasai the son of Adiel. Adiel was the son of Jahezillah. Jahirah was the son of Meshullam. Mishulan is the son of Mishrimi. Mishrimi was the son of Immai.

They and all their brothers were tribal leaders, totaling 1760 people who were skilled in the work of the temple.

Among the descendants of Milari the Levite, there was Shemaiah the son of Hashabiah, the grandson of Abigan, and the son of Hashu.

Babacar, Helesh, Galah, and Mataniah the son of Micah, the grandson of Zichri, the great grandson of Asah,

And there was Obadiah the son of Shemaiah, the great grandson of Jedudun, and Berechiah the son of Asa, the son of Elkanah. They all live in the villages of the Nituo people.

The gatekeepers were Shallum, Akkul, Damon, Ahiman, and their brothers. Salons are long.

These people used to guard the king’s gate facing east, but now they are the gatekeepers in the camp of Levi.

Shallum, the son of Kori, the great grandson of Korah and the son of Ebiazzar, and his brothers Korah, were in charge of the work and kept the doors of the tabernacle of the congregation. Their ancestors ruled over the camp of the Lord and guarded the gates of the camp.

Once upon a time, Phinehas the son of Eleazar ruled over them, and the Lord was with him.

Zechariah, the son of Mishremiah, was the gatekeeper of the Tent of Meeting.

There are a total of 212 people selected to guard the gate. They were appointed by David and Samuel the seer to this important position in their own village, according to their genealogy.

They and their descendants guarded the door of the temple of the Lord, which is the door of the tabernacle of the meeting, according to their divisions.

There are gatekeepers in all directions, east, west, north, south.

Their brothers live in the village and come to change shifts with them every seven days.

These four gatekeepers were all Levites, each with a special duty to guard the warehouse of the temple of God.

They lived around the temple because they were entrusted to guard it and open the door every morning.

Some of the Levites were responsible for managing the use of vessels, and they took them in according to their numbers.

Some people also manage the utensils and the vessels of the sanctuary, as well as fine flour, wine, oil, frankincense, and spices.

Some priests use spices as ointment.

Mattathiah the Levite was the eldest son of Shallum the Korah tribe, and his most important duty was to manage the baked goods in the plate.

Among their brothers, the descendants of the Kohathites, there were those who were in charge of the display bread and prepared it for display every Sabbath.

The heads of the Levites who sing live in the houses belonging to the temple, serving day and night without doing any other work.

All the above are the famous chiefs of the Levites who lived in Jerusalem.

Jeiel, the father of Gibeon, lived in Gibeon. His wife’s name is Maacah.

His eldest son is Aberton. He also gave birth to Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner, and Nadab,

Gideon, Ahio, Zechariah, and Michiro.

Michiro gave birth to Shimian. These people and their brothers are living across from Jerusalem.

Ner gave birth to Kish. James Saul. Saul gave birth to Jonathan, Melchishua, Abinadab, and Ishbaal.

Jonathan’s son was Milibal (also known as Mephibosheth). Milibal gave birth to Micah.

The sons of Micah were Pedun, Miller, Taliah, and Ahaz.

Ahas gave birth to Yara. Yarah gave birth to Arameel, Azmawi, and Ziri. Xinli gave birth to Moses.

Moses gave birth to Binia. Binia gave birth to Lephiah. The son of Lephaiah was Eliasah. The son of Eliasaph was Aziel.

Azir had six sons, and their names were Azrikam, Bocheru, Ishmael, Shiariah, Obadiah, and Hanan. These are all sons of Azir.