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Nehemiah 11

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Inhabitants of Jerusalem
1The leaders of the people lived in Jerusalem. The rest of the people cast lots to bring one out of ten to live in the holy city of Jerusalem, while the remaining nine stayed in the other towns. 2The people blessed those who agreed to live in Jerusalem.
3These are the leaders of the province who lived in Jerusalem; while the Israelites, the priests, the Levites, the temple servants, and the descendants of Solomon’s servants lived in the towns of Judah on their own property in their towns. 4Some of the descendants of Judah and Benjamin settled in Jerusalem.
From the family of Judah: Athaiah son of Uzziah son of Zechariah son of Amariah son of Shephatiah son of Mahalalel of the family of Perez; 5and Maaseiah son of Baruch son of Col-hozeh son of Hazaiah son of Adaiah son of Joiarib son of Zechariah son of the Shilonite. 6All of the family of Perez who lived in Jerusalem totaled 468 courageous people.
7From the family of Benjamin: Sallu son of Meshullam son of Joed son of Pedaiah son of Kolaiah son of Maaseiah son of Ithiel son of Jeshaiah. 8And after him were Gabbai and Sallai: 928. 9Joel son of Zichri was their supervisor, and Judah son of Hassenuah was second in charge of the city.
10Of the priests: Jedaiah son of Joiarib, Jachin, 11Seraiah son of Hilkiah son of Meshullam son of Zadok son of Meraioth son of Ahitub the officer of God’s house, 12and their associates who carried out the work in the temple:#11.12 Or house 822. There was also Adaiah son of Jeroham son of Pelaliah son of Amzi son of Zechariah son of Pashhur son of Malchijah, 13and his associates, heads of families: 242. There was also Amashsai son of Azarel son of Ahzai son of Meshillemoth son of Immer 14and their associates, for a total of 128 courageous people. Their supervisor was Zabdiel, Haggedolim’s son.
15Of the Levites: Shemaiah son of Hasshub son of Azrikam son of Hashabiah son of Bunni; 16as well as Shabbethai and Jozabad, who were some of the leaders of the Levites in charge of the outside work on God’s house; 17also Mattaniah son of Mica son of Zabdi son of Asaph the leader who began the thanksgiving with prayer, and Bakbukiah, who was the second among his associates; and Abda son of Shammua son of Galal son of Jeduthun. 18All the Levites in the holy city totaled 284. 19The gatekeepers: Akkub, Talmon, and their associates who guarded the gates totaled 172. 20The rest of Israel, the priests, and the Levites were in all the towns of Judah, each of them in their own property. 21But the temple servants lived in Ophel, with Ziha and Gishpa in charge of them. 22The supervisor of the Levites in Jerusalem was Uzzi son of Bani son of Hashabiah son of Mattaniah son of Mica, from the family of Asaph, who were the singers in charge of the work of God’s house.
23There was a command from the king setting out the daily requirements of the singers.
24Advising the king in all matters concerning the people was Pethahiah, Meshezabel’s son, from the family of Zerah, Judah’s son.
25As for the villages with their fields, some of the people of Judah lived in Kiriath-arba and its villages, in Dibon and its villages, in Jekabzeel and its villages, 26in Jeshua, in Moladah and Beth-pelet, 27in Hazar-shual, in Beer-sheba and its villages, 28in Ziklag, in Meconah and its villages, 29in En-rimmon, Zorah, Jarmuth, 30Zanoah, Adullam, and their villages, Lachish and its fields, and Azekah and its villages. So they settled from Beer-sheba to the Hinnom Valley.
31The people of Benjamin also lived from beyond Geba, at Michmash, Aija, Bethel and its villages, 32Anathoth, Nob, Ananiah, 33Hazor, Ramah, Gittaim, 34Hadid, Zeboim, Neballat, 35Lod, and Ono, the valley of artisans. 36Some divisions of the Levites in Judah were joined to Benjamin.

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