1 Chronicles 9:2

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

The first people to come back and live in their own lands and towns were some Israelites, priests, Levites, and servants who work in the Temple.

Cross References

Nehemiah 7:73

So the priests, the people from the tribe of Levi, the gatekeepers, the singers, and the Temple servants settled down in their own towns. And all the other Israelites settled down in their own towns. By the seventh month of the year, all the Israelites had settled down in their own towns.

Ezra 8:20

Besides these, there were 220 Temple workers whose ancestors had been chosen by David and his officials to help the Levites. The names of all these men were written on the list.

Ezra 2:70

So the priests, Levites, and some of the other people moved to Jerusalem and the area around it. This group included the Temple singers, gatekeepers, and the Temple servants. The other Israelites settled in their own hometowns.

Ezra 2:58

the Temple servants and descendants of Solomon’s servants: 392

Ezra 2:43

These are the descendants of the special Temple servants: Ziha, Hasupha, Tabbaoth,

Nehemiah 7:60

the Temple servants and the descendants of Solomon’s servants: 392

Ezra 2:1

These are the people of the province who returned from captivity. King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon had taken these people as prisoners to Babylon. They now returned to Jerusalem and Judah, everyone to their own town.

Nehemiah 11:1

Now the leaders of the Israelites moved into the city of Jerusalem. The rest of the people used lots to decide who else should move there with the leaders. They chose a tenth of the people to live in Jerusalem, the holy city. The rest of the people stayed in their own towns.