And the officials H8269 of the people H5971 lived H3427 in Jerusalem H3389, but the rest H7605 of the people H5971 cast H5307 lots H1486 to bring H935 one H259 out of ten H6235 to live H3427 in Jerusalem H3389, the holy H6944 city H5892, while nine-tenths H8672 remained in the other cities H5892.
Now these H428 are the heads H7218 of the provinces H4082 who H834 lived H3427 in Jerusalem H3389, but in the cities H5892 of Judah H3063 each H376 lived H3427 in his own possession H272 in their cities H5892—[fn]the Israelites H3478, the priests H3548, the Levites H3881, the [fn]temple H5411 servants H5411, and the sons H1121 of Solomon’s H8010 servants H5650.
Athaiah H6265 the son H1121 of Uzziah H5818, the son H1121 of Zechariah H2148, the son H1121 of Amariah H568, the son H1121 of Shephatiah H8203, the son H1121 of Mahalalel H4111, from the sons H1121 of Perez H6557;
and their [fn]relatives H251 who did H6213 the work H4399 of the [fn]house H1004, 822 H8083 H3967 H6242 H8147;
and Adaiah H5718 the son H1121 of Jeroham H3395, the son H1121 of Pelaliah H6421, the son H1121 of Amzi H557, the son H1121 of Zechariah H2148, the son H1121 of Pashhur H6583, the son H1121 of Malchijah H4441,
and Mattaniah H4983 the son H1121 of Mica H4316, the son H1121 of [fn]Zabdi H2067, the son H1121 of Asaph H623, who was the [fn]chief H7218 in beginning H8462 the thanksgiving H3034 in prayer H8605,
and Bakbukiah H1229, the second H4932 among H4480 his relatives H251;
and [fn]Abda H5653 the son H1121 of [fn]Shammua H8051, the son H1121 of Galal H1559, the son H1121 of Jeduthun H3038.
Now the overseer H6496 of the Levites H3881 in Jerusalem H3389 was Uzzi H5813 the son H1121 of Bani H1137, the son H1121 of Hashabiah H2811, the son H1121 of Mattaniah H4983, the son H1121 of Mica H4316, from the sons H1121 of Asaph H623, who were the singers H7891 [fn]over the work H4399 of the house H1004 of God H430.
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