Study it in the app“And these are the heads of the province who lived in Jerusalem; but in the cities of Judah lived, each on his possession in their cities, Israel, the priests, the Levites, the Nethinim, and the sons of the servants of Solomon.”
And theseוְאֵלֶּהare the headsרָאשֵׁיof the provinceהַמְּדִינָהwhoאֲשֶׁרlivedיָשְׁבוּin Jerusalem;בִּירוּשָׁלִָםbut in the citiesוּבְעָרֵיof Judahיְהוּדָהlived,יָשְׁבוּeachאִישׁon his possessionבַּאֲחֻזָּתוֹin their cities,בְּעָרֵיהֶםIsrael,יִשְׂרָאֵלthe priests,הַכֹּהֲנִיםthe Levites,וְהַלְוִיִּםthe Nethinim,וְהַנְּתִינִיםand the sonsוּבְנֵיof the servantsעַבְדֵיof Solomon.שְׁלֹמֹה
chief
Literally "the head": the one who leads, or the best of something.
Where else “rashe” appearsprovince, district
Province, district: a territory governed by a ruler or judge.
Where else “medina” appearsdwell
To make one's home in a place.
Where else “yashvu” appearsJerusalem
See it on the mapWhere else “yrushalaim” appearscity
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “are” appearsJudah
Judah, the fourth son of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later the southern kingdom; King David came from it. The name sounds like "give thanks". Borne also by other Israelites.
Where else “yehuda” appearseach
Literally "a man": any person; with "not", not a single person.
Where else “ish” appearspossession
Possession: land that someone holds as his own.
Where else “achuzat” appearsIsrael
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appearspriest
One who serves in the sanctuary and offers for the people.
Where else “kohanim” appearsLevite
Levite: of the tribe of Levi.
Where else “leviyim” appearsNethinim
Nethinim: servants of the sanctuary. The name comes from the Hebrew netinim, "given ones": they were given to help the Levites in the work of the house of Elohim (Ezra 8:20).
Where else “netinim” appearsdescendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “vene” appearsservant
Someone who works for another, or a king's official.
Where else “avde” appearsSolomon
Solomon: son of David and Bathsheba, who reigned after him and built the temple. His name comes from "peace" (shalom).
Where else “shelomo” appearsThis list parallels that of 1 Chronicles 9:2-17, with names and figures partly different.
Jerusalem
Today: Old City of Jerusalem
A city in the hills of Judea, about 22 miles (35 km) west of the Dead Sea and 35 miles (55 km) east of the Mediterranean.
David took it and made it his city (2 Sam 5:7); Solomon built the temple there (1 Kgs 8:1). Jesus was presented there, and the apostles' witness began from it (Luke 2:22; Acts 1:8).
2And the people blessed all the men who offered themselves willingly to live in Jerusalem.
3 · This verse (above)
4And in Jerusalem lived some of the sons of Judah and of the sons of Benjamin. Of the sons of Judah: Athaiah son of Uzziah, son of Zechariah, son of Amariah, son of Shephatiah, son of Mahalalel, of the sons of Perez;
