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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 live again in their possessions in their towns were Israelites, priests, Levites, and temple servants.
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And some of the people of Judah, Benjamin, Ephraim, and Manasseh lived in Jerusalem:
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Uthai son of Ammihud, son of Omri, son of Imri, son of Bani, from the sons of Perez son of Judah.
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And of the Shilonites: Asaiah the firstborn, and his sons.
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Of the sons of Zerah: Jeuel and their kin, six hundred ninety.
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Of the Benjaminites: Sallu son of Meshullam, son of Hodaviah, son of Hassenuah,
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Ibneiah son of Jeroham, Elah son of Uzzi, son of Michri, and Meshullam son of Shephatiah, son of Reuel, son of Ibnijah;
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and their kindred according to their generations, nine hundred fifty-six. All these were heads of families according to their ancestral houses.
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Of the priests: Jedaiah, Jehoiarib, Jachin,
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and Azariah son of Hilkiah, son of Meshullam, son of Zadok, son of Meraioth, son of Ahitub, the chief officer of the house of God;