11 The people’s leaders lived in Yerushalem, but the rest of the people drew straws to select one out of ten families to reside in Yerushalem the holy city—the other nine settled in the towns, 2 then the people blessed the ones who’d freely offered to live there in Yerushalem. 3 In the towns in Yehudah, everyone lived on their own property. That included the Israelis, the priests and Levites, the temple servants, and the descendants of Shelomoh’s servants. The provincial officials lived in Yerushalem,[ref] 4 as well as some of Yehudah’s and Benyamin’s descendants.

Yehudah’s descendants in Yerushalem included:

• Atayah (son of Uzziyyah, son of Zekaryah, son of Amaryah, son of Shefatyah, son of Mahalalel, a descendant of Ferets),
• 5 Ma’aseyah (son of Baruk, son of Kol-Hozeh, son of Hazayah, son of Adayah, son of Yoyariv, son of Zekaryah, son of Shiloni).

6 Altogether 468 strong men who were Ferets’ descendants lived in Yerushalem.

7 Benyamin’s descendants in Yerushalem included:

• Sallu (son of Meshullam, son of Yoed, son of Pedayah, son of Kolayah, son of Ma’aseyah, son of Iti’el, son of Yeshayah).
• 8 Gabay and Sallay.

A total of 928. 9 Zikri’s son Yoel was their overseer in the city, and Hassenuah’s son Yihudah was his second-in-command.

10 The priests in Yerushalem included:

• Yoyariv’s son Yedayah and Yakin,
• 11 Serayah (son of Hilkiyyah, son of Meshullam, son of Tsadok, son of Merayot, son of Ahituv) who was the leader in the temple. 12 There were 822 of them when their brothers who work in the temple were included.
• Adayah (son of Yeroham, son of Pelalyah, son of Amtsi, son of Zekaryah, son of Pashhur, son of Malkiyyah). 13 There were 242 of them when their brothers and family heads were included.
• Amashsai (son of Azar’el, son of Ahzai, son of Meshillemot, son of Immer), 14 and his brothers who were strong warriors, came to a total of 128.

Haggedolim’s son Zavdi’el was their overseer.

15 The Levites in Yerushalem included:

• Shemayah (son of Hasshuv, son of Azrikam, son of Hashavyah, son of Bunni),
• 16 Shabbetai and Yozavad from the Levite leaders who supervised the work outside the temple,
• 17 Mattanyah (son of Mikah, son of Zavdi, son of Asaf) the leader who offered the thanksgiving prayer,
• Bakbukyah who was the assistant leader, and Avda (son of Shammua, son of Galal, the son of Yedutun).

18 The total number of Levites in the sacred city were 284.

19 The gatekeepers in Yerushalem included:

• Akkuv, Talmon, and their brothers.

A total of 172.

20 The rest of Israel and the other priests and Levites, all lived their ancestral towns across Yehudah. 21 The temple workers lived on Ofel hill, and Tsiha and Gishpa supervised them.

22 The overseer of the Levites in Yerushalem was Uzzi (son of Bani, son of Hashavyah, son of Mattanyah, son of Mika)—a descendant of Asaf’s sons who were the temple singers 23 because the Persian king had ordered that the singers should have daily provisions supplied.

24 Petahyah (son of Meshezavel, from the sons of Zerah, the son of Yehudah) was the intermediary with the king for any matter that the people raised.