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Summary of the Genealogies

All of Israel was enumerated by genealogy and recorded in the Book of the Kings of Israel[a] as[b] Judah was being taken captive into exile to Babylon due to their disobedience.[c] The first to settle on their own property in their own towns of Israel were priests, descendants of Levi, and the Temple Servants.[d]

Jerusalem after the Exile

In Jerusalem there lived some of the people of Judah, Benjamin, Ephraim, and Manasseh including[e]

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 9:1 An ancient chronicle of Israel, apparently now lost
  2. 1 Chronicles 9:1 Or and
  3. 1 Chronicles 9:1 Or unfaithfulness
  4. 1 Chronicles 9:2 Heb. Nethinim; i.e. a division of special assistants to the descendants of Levi, originally appointed by King David; and so throughout the book; cf. Ezra 2:58; 2:70; 7:7,24; 8:17,20.
  5. 1 Chronicles 9:3 The Heb. lacks including

All Israel(A) was listed in the genealogies recorded in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah. They were taken captive to Babylon(B) because of their unfaithfulness.(C)

The People in Jerusalem(D)

Now the first to resettle on their own property in their own towns(E) were some Israelites, priests, Levites and temple servants.(F)

Those from Judah, from Benjamin, and from Ephraim and Manasseh who lived in Jerusalem were:

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