1 Chronicles 9:1-3

New Living Translation

9 So all Israel was listed in the genealogical records in The Book of the Kings of Israel.

The Returning Exiles

The people of Judah were exiled to Babylon because they were unfaithful to the Lord. ² The first of the exiles to return to their property in their former towns were priests, Levites, Temple servants, and other Israelites. ³ Some of the people from the tribes of Judah, Benjamin, Ephraim, and Manasseh came and settled in Jerusalem.