利未人撇下他们的郊野和产业，来到犹大与耶路撒冷，是因耶罗波安和他的儿子拒绝他们，不许他们供祭司职分事奉耶和华。
For the Levites left their suburbs and their possession, and came to Judah and Jerusalem: for Jeroboam and his sons had cast them off from executing the priest's office unto the LORD:
罗波安娶大卫儿子耶利摩的女儿玛哈拉为妻，又娶耶西儿子以利押的女儿亚比孩为妻。
And Rehoboam took him Mahalath the daughter of Jerimoth the son of David to wife, and Abihail the daughter of Eliab the son of Jesse;
罗波安办事精明，使他众子分散在犹大和便雅悯全地各坚固城里，又赐他们许多粮食，为他们多寻妻子。
And he dealt wisely, and dispersed of all his children throughout all the countries of Judah and Benjamin, unto every fenced city: and he gave them victual in abundance. And he desired many wives.
百姓的首领住在耶路撒冷。其馀的百姓掣签，每十人中使一人来住在圣城耶路撒冷，那九人住在别的城邑。
And the rulers of the people dwelt at Jerusalem: the rest of the people also cast lots, to bring one of ten to dwell in Jerusalem the holy city, and nine parts to dwell in other cities.
凡甘心乐意住在耶路撒冷的，百姓都为他们祝福。
And the people blessed all the men, that willingly offered themselves to dwell at Jerusalem.
以色列人，祭司，利未人，尼提宁，和所罗门仆人的后裔都住在犹大城邑，各在自己的地业中。本省的首领住在耶路撒冷的，记在下面。
Now these are the chief of the province that dwelt in Jerusalem: but in the cities of Judah dwelt every one in his possession in their cities, to wit, Israel, the priests, and the Levites, and the Nethinims, and the children of Solomon's servants.
住在耶路撒冷，法勒斯的子孙共四百六十八名，都是勇士。
All the sons of Perez that dwelt at Jerusalem were four hundred threescore and eight valiant men.
细基利的儿子约珥是他们的长官。哈西努亚的儿子，犹大是耶路撒冷的副官。
And Joel the son of Zichri was their overseer: and Judah the son of Senuah was second over the city.
还有管理神殿的西莱雅，西莱雅是希勒家的儿子。希勒家是米书兰的儿子。米书兰是撒督的儿子。撒督是米拉约的儿子。米拉约是亚希突的儿子。
Seraiah the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, was the ruler of the house of God.
还有他的弟兄作族长的，二百四十二名。又有亚萨列的儿子亚玛帅。亚萨列是亚哈赛的儿子。亚哈赛是米实利末的儿子。米实利末是音麦的儿子。
And his brethren, chief of the fathers, two hundred forty and two: and Amashai the son of Azareel, the son of Ahasai, the son of Meshillemoth, the son of Immer,