1. All the people of Israel were listed according to their families, and this information was recorded in The Book of the Kings of Israel.The people of Judah had been deported to Babylon as punishment for their sins.
2. The first to return to their property in the cities included Israelite citizens, priests, Levites, and temple workers.
3. People from the tribes of Judah, Benjamin, Ephraim, and Manasseh went to live in Jerusalem.
9. There were 956 families of this tribe living there. All the men named above were heads of families.
10-12. The following priests lived in Jerusalem:Jedaiah, Jehoiarib, and JachinAzariah son of Hilkiah (the chief official in the Temple), whose ancestors included Meshullam, Zadok, Meraioth, and AhitubAdaiah son of Jeroham, whose ancestors included Pashhur and MalchijahMaasai son of Adiel, whose ancestors included Jahzerah, Meshullam, Meshillemith, and Immer
13. The priests who were heads of families totalled 1,760. They were experts in all the work carried on in the Temple.