Now the firstwholivedin their possessionsin their cities[were] Israel,the priests,the Levitesand the templeservants.
Now theseare the peopleof the provincewho cameup out of the captivityof the exileswhomNebuchadnezzarthe kingof Babylonhad carriedawayto Babylon,and returnedto Jerusalemand Judah,eachto his city.
The templeservants:the sonsof Ziha,the sonsof Hasupha,the sonsof Tabbaoth,
Allthe templeservantsand the sonsof Solomon'sservantswere 392
Now the priestsand the Levites,someof the people,the singers,the gatekeepersand the templeservantslivedin their cities,and allIsraelin their cities.
and 220of the templeservants,whomDavidand the princeshad givenfor the serviceof the Levites,allof them designatedby name.
are joiningwith their kinsmen,their nobles,and are takingon themselves a curseand an oathto walkin God'slaw,whichwas giventhroughMoses,God'sservant,and to keepand to observeallthe commandmentsof GODour Lord,and His ordinancesand His statutes;
Now the leadersof the peoplelivedin Jerusalem,but the restof the peoplecastlotsto bringoneout of tento livein Jerusalem,the holycity,while nine-tenths[remained] in the [other] cities.
Allthe templeservantsand the sonsof Solomon'sservants[were] 392
Now the priests,the Levites,the gatekeepers,the singers,someof the people,the templeservantsand allIsrael,livedin their cities.And when the seventhmonthcame,the sonsof Israel[were] in their cities.
