Nehemiah 11
1 The leaders of the people lived in Jerusalem. The rest of the people cast lots to bring one out of every ten to live in Jerusalem, the holy city, while the other nine parts stayed in the towns.
2 And the people blessed all the men who volunteered to live in Jerusalem.
3 These are the leaders of the province who lived in Jerusalem. In the towns of Judah, each lived on his own property in their towns: Israel, the priests, the Levites, the temple servants, and the descendants of Solomon’s servants.
4 Some of the descendants of Judah and some of the descendants of Benjamin lived in Jerusalem. From the descendants of Judah: Athaiah son of Uzziah, son of Zechariah, son of Amariah, son of Shephatiah, son of Mahalalel, from the descendants of Perez.
5 And Maaseiah son of Baruch, son of Col-hozeh, son of Hazaiah, son of Adaiah, son of Joiarib, son of Zechariah, the Shilonite.
6 All the descendants of Perez who lived in Jerusalem numbered 468 brave men.
7 These are the descendants of Benjamin: Sallu son of Meshullam, son of Joed, son of Pedaiah, son of Kolaiah, son of Maaseiah, son of Ithiel, son of Jeshaiah.
8 And after him, Gabbai and Sallai: 928.
9 Joel son of Zichri was their overseer, and Judah son of Hassenuah was second in command over the city.
10 From the priests: Jedaiah son of Joiarib, Jachin;
11 Seraiah son of Hilkiah, son of Meshullam, son of Zadok, son of Meraioth, son of Ahitub, the leader of the house of God;
12 and their brothers, who carried out the work of the house: 822. Also Adaiah son of Jeroham, son of Pelaliah, son of Amzi, son of Zechariah, son of Pashhur, son of Malchijah.
13 And his brothers, heads of families: 242. Also Amashai son of Azarel, son of Ahzai, son of Meshillemoth, son of Immer.
14 And their brothers, mighty warriors: 128. Their overseer was Zabdiel, a descendant of the great men.
15 From the Levites: Shemaiah son of Hasshub, son of Azrikam, son of Hashabiah, son of Bunni;
16 and Shabbethai and Jozabad, from the leaders of the Levites, who were in charge of the outside work of the house of God.
17 Mattaniah son of Micah, son of Zabdi, son of Asaph, was the leader who began the thanksgiving in prayer; Bakbukiah was second among his brothers; and Abda son of Shammua, son of Galal, son of Jeduthun.
18 All the Levites in the holy city numbered 284.
19 The gatekeepers were Akkub, Talmon, and their brothers, who guarded the gates: 172.
20 The rest of Israel, the priests, and the Levites were in all the towns of Judah, each on his own inheritance.
21 The temple servants lived in Ophel; Ziha and Gishpa were in charge of the temple servants.
22 The overseer of the Levites in Jerusalem was Uzzi son of Bani, son of Hashabiah, son of Mattaniah, son of Micah, from the descendants of Asaph, the singers, who were in charge of the work of the house of God.
23 For there was a royal command concerning them, and a fixed daily arrangement for the singers.
24 Pethahiah son of Meshezabel, from the descendants of Zerah son of Judah, was at the king’s side in every matter concerning the people.
25 As for the villages in their surrounding fields, some of the descendants of Judah lived in Kiriath-arba and its settlements, in Dibon and its settlements, and in Jekabzeel and its villages;
26 in Jeshua, in Moladah, in Beth-pelet;
27 in Hazar-shual, in Beersheba and its settlements;
28 in Ziklag, in Meconah and its settlements;
29 in En-rimmon, in Zorah, in Jarmuth;
30 Zanoah, Adullam and their villages, Lachish and its fields, Azekah and its settlements. They camped from Beersheba as far as the Valley of Hinnom.
31 The descendants of Benjamin, from Geba onward, lived in Michmash, Ai, Bethel and its settlements;
32 Anathoth, Nob, Ananiah;
33 Hazor, Ramah, Gittaim;
34 Hadid, Zeboim, Neballat;
35 Lod and Ono, the Valley of Craftsmen.
36 Some divisions of the Levites from Judah were assigned to Benjamin.
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