And at Ierusalem dwelte certayne of the chyldren of Iuda and of Ben Iamin. Of the chyldren of Iuda: Athaia the sonne of Usia, the sonne of Zachary, the sonne of Amaria, the sonne of Sephatia, the sonne of Maha∣laleel, of the chyldren of Phares. And Maa∣sia the son of Baruch, the son of Chal Hose, the sonne of Hasaia, the sonne of Adaia, the sonne of Ioiarib, the son of Zachari, the son of S••••oni. All these were the chyldren of Pha¦res that dwelte at Ierusalem: euen foure. C. thre score and eyght valyaunt mē. These are the chyldren of Beniamin: Sallu the sonne [unspec B] of Mesullam, the sonne of Ioed, the sonne of Pedaia, the sonne of Colaia, the son of Ma∣sia, the sonne of Ithiel, the sonne of Isai.
And after hym Gabai, Selai, nyne hun∣dred and eyght and twentye. And Ioel the sonne of Zichri had the ouersyght of them: & Iuda the son of Senua was nexte ouer the citye. Of the preestes: Iedaiah the sonne of Ioiarib, Iachin. Saraiah the son of Hel∣kia the sonne of Mesulam, the sonne of Za∣doc, the sonne of Meraioth, the sonne of Ahi∣••ob, was prince in the house of God: and his brethren that performed the worke in the tem¦ple. viii. C. and .xxii. And Adaia the sonne of Ieroham, the sonne of Plalal••el, the sonne of Amzi, the son of Zachari, the son of Phashur the sonne of Malchia and his brethren cheyf amonge the fathers: two hundred and two & fourtye. And Amasai the sonne of Asarel, the sonne of Ahasai, the son of Mos••lemoth, the son of Immer: & his brethren were valyaunt men an hundred and eyght and twenty. And theyr ouerseer was Zibdiel a sonne of one of the great men.
Of the Leuites: Semeia the sonne of Hasub the sonne of Aserikam, the son of Ha∣sabia [unspec C] the sonne of Būnt: and Sabathai, and Iosabad of the cheyfe of the Leuites, had the ouersyght of the outwarde busynesse of the house of god. And Mathania the son of Mi∣cha, the sonne of Zabdi, the sonne of Asaph, was the pryncipall to begyn the thankes gy∣uyng and prayer. And Bakbukia the second amonge his brethren, and Abda the sonne of Sammua, the sonne of Galal, the son of Ie∣duthun. All the Leuites in the holy citye were two hundred foure score and foure. And the porters Acub and Talmon, and theyr bre¦thren that kepte the portes, were an hundred seuentye & two. As for the resydue of Israel, the preestes & Leuites, they were in all the ci∣tyes of Iuda, euery one in his enheritaunce. And the Nethinims dwelte in Ophel, & Ziba and Gispa was set ouer the Nethinims. The ouerseer of the Leuites at Ierusalem, was Ust the son of Baani, the son of Hasabia, the son of Mathania, the son of Micha.
Of the chyldren of Asaph there were syn∣gers [unspec D] aboute the busynes in the house of god: for it was the kynges cōmaundement concer¦nynge them, that the syngers shulde deale faythfully euery day as was accordyng. And Pathaia the sonne of Mesebabel of the chyl∣dren of Zerah the son of Iuda nexte the kyng in all matters concernyng the people, & theyr villages, and landes. The sūme of the chyl∣dren of Iuda that were without in the tow∣nes of theyr lande, dwelte at Kariath Atbe, & in the villages therof: at Didon, & in the vil∣lages therof: and at Iecabzeel, and in the vil∣lages therof: at Iesua, Moladah, Bethpha∣let in the towne of Sual: Beer seba, and in theyr villages, at Sikelag & Moconah, and in theyr villages: And at Enremon, Zarah, Ierimuth, Zonoa, Odollam & in theyr vylla¦ges: At Lachis, and in the feldes therof: At Aseka, & in the villages therof: & they dwelte from Bersabe vnto the valley of Hinnom.
The chyldren also of Beniamin of Geba dwelte at Machmas, Aia, Bethel & in theyr vyllages. And at Anathoth, Nob, Anamah, Hazor, Ramah, Gethaim, Hadid, zeboim, Na¦balath, Lod, and Ono, the carpenters valley And the Leuites had possession both in Iuda and in Bentamin.