9 There were 956 families of this tribe living there. All the men named above were heads of families.
10-12 The following priests lived in Jerusalem:Jedaiah, Jehoiarib, and JachinAzariah son of Hilkiah (the chief official in the Temple), whose ancestors included Meshullam, Zadok, Meraioth, and AhitubAdaiah son of Jeroham, whose ancestors included Pashhur and MalchijahMaasai son of Adiel, whose ancestors included Jahzerah, Meshullam, Meshillemith, and Immer
13 The priests who were heads of families totalled 1,760. They were experts in all the work carried on in the Temple.
14-16 The following Levites lived in Jerusalem:Shemaiah son of Hasshub, whose ancestors included Azrikam and Hashabiah, of the clan of MerariBakbakkar, Heresh, and GalalMattaniah son of Mica, whose ancestors included Zichri and AsaphObadiah son of Shemaiah, whose ancestors included Galal and JeduthunBerechiah, the son of Asa and grandson of Elkanah, who lived in the territory that belonged to the town of Netophah.
17 The following temple guards lived in Jerusalem: Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, and Ahiman. Shallum was their leader.
18 Down to that time members of their clans had been stationed at the eastern entrance to the King's Gate. Formerly they had stood guard at the gates to the camps of the Levites.
19 Shallum, the son of Kore and grandson of Ebiasaph, together with his fellow-members of the clan of Korah, was responsible for guarding the entrance to the Tent of the Lord's presence, just as their ancestors had been when they were in charge of the Lord's camp.