9 Genealogical records were kept for all Israel; they are recorded in the Scroll of the Kings of Israel.

Exiles Who Resettled in Jerusalem

The people of Judah^[a] were carried away to Babylon because of their unfaithfulness.

¹⁹ As for the descendants of Aaron, the priests who lived in the outskirts of all their cities,^[a] men were assigned^[b] to disburse portions to every male among the priests and to every Levite listed in the genealogical records.