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So all Israel was enrolled by genealogies; and these are written in the Book of the Kings of Israel. And Judah was taken into exile in Babylon because of their unfaithfulness.
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Now the first to dwell again in their possessions in their cities were Israel, the priests, the Levites, and the temple servants.
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And some of the people of Judah, Benjamin, E'phraim, and Manas'seh dwelt in Jerusalem:
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Uthai the son of Ammi'hud, son of Omri, son of Imri, son of Bani, from the sons of Perez the son of Judah.
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And of the Shi'lonites: Asai'ah the first-born, and his sons.
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Of the sons of Zerah: Jeu'el and their kinsmen, six hundred and ninety.
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Of the Benjaminites: Sallu the son of Meshul'lam, son of Hodavi'ah, son of Hassenu'ah,
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Ibne'iah the son of Jero'ham, Elah the son of Uzzi, son of Michri, and Meshul'lam the son of Shephati'ah, son of Reu'el, son of Ibni'jah;
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and their kinsmen according to their generations, nine hundred and fifty-six. All these were heads of fathers' houses according to their fathers' houses.
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Of the priests: Jedai'ah, Jehoi'arib, Jachin,