And the people blessed all the men (A)who willingly offered to live in Jerusalem.

(B)These are the chiefs of the province who lived in Jerusalem; but in the towns of Judah (C)everyone lived on his property in their towns: Israel, the priests, the Levites, (D)the temple servants, (E)and the descendants of Solomon's servants. And in Jerusalem lived certain of the sons of Judah and of the sons of Benjamin. Of the sons of Judah: Athaiah the son of Uzziah, son of Zechariah, son of Amariah, son of Shephatiah, son of Mahalalel, of the sons of (F)Perez;

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The people commended all who volunteered to live in Jerusalem.

These are the provincial leaders who settled in Jerusalem (now some Israelites, priests, Levites, temple servants and descendants of Solomon’s servants lived in the towns of Judah, each on their own property in the various towns,(A) while other people from both Judah and Benjamin(B) lived in Jerusalem):(C)

From the descendants of Judah:

Athaiah son of Uzziah, the son of Zechariah, the son of Amariah, the son of Shephatiah, the son of Mahalalel, a descendant of Perez;

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