Nehemiah
11
- Now the leaders of the people settled in
Jerusalem, and the rest of the people cast lots to bring one out of every
ten to live in Jerusalem, the holy city, while the remaining nine were to
stay in their own towns.
- The people commended all the men who volunteered
to live in Jerusalem.
- These are the provincial leaders who settled
in Jerusalem (now some Israelites, priests, Levites, temple servants and descendants
of Solomon's servants lived in the towns of Judah, each on his own property
in the various towns,
- while other people from both Judah and Benjamin
lived in Jerusalem): From the descendants of Judah: Athaiah son of Uzziah,
the son of Zechariah, the son of Amariah, the son of Shephatiah, the son of
Mahalalel, a descendant of Perez;
- and Maaseiah son of Baruch, the son of Col-Hozeh,
the son of Hazaiah, the son of Adaiah, the son of Joiarib, the son of Zechariah,
a descendant of Shelah.
- The descendants of Perez who lived in Jerusalem
totaled 468 able men.
- From the descendants of Benjamin: Sallu
son of Meshullam, the son of Joed, the son of Pedaiah, the son of Kolaiah,
the son of Maaseiah, the son of Ithiel, the son of Jeshaiah,
- and his followers, Gabbai and Sallai --
928 men.
- Joel son of Zicri was their chief officer,
and Judah son of Hassenuah was over the Second District of the city.
- From the priests: Jedaiah; the son of Joiarib;
Jakin;
- Seraiah son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam,
the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, supervisor in the
house of God,
- and their associates, who carried on work
for the temple -- 822 men; Adaiah son of Jeroham, the son of Pelaliah, the
son of Amzi, the son of Zechariah, the son of Pashhur, the son of Malkijah,
- and his associates, who were heads of families
-- 242 men; Amashsai son of Azarel, the son of Ahzai, the son of Meshillemoth,
the son of Immer,
- and his associates, who were able men --
128. Their chief officer was Zabdiel son of Haggedolim.
- From the Levites: Shemaiah son of Hasshub,
the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Bunni;
- Shabbethai and Jozabad, two of the heads
of the Levites, who had charge of the outside work of the house of God;
- Mattaniah son of Mica, the son of Zabdi,
the son of Asaph, the director who led in thanksgiving and prayer; Bakbukiah,
second among his associates; and Abda son of Shammua, the son of Galal, the
son of Jeduthun.
- The Levites in the holy city totaled 284.
- The gatekeepers: Akkub, Talmon and their
associates, who kept watch at the gates -- 172 men.
- The rest of the Israelites, with the priests
and Levites, were in all the towns of Judah, each on his ancestral property.
- The temple servants lived on the hill of
Ophel, and Ziha and Gishpa were in charge of them.
- The chief officer of the Levites in Jerusalem
was Uzzi son of Bani, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son
of Mica. Uzzi was one of Asaph's descendants, who were the singers responsible
for the service of the house of God.
- The singers were under the king's orders,
which regulated their daily activity.
- Pethahiah son of Meshezabel, one of the
descendants of Zerah son of Judah, was the king's agent in all affairs relating
to the people.
- As for the villages with their fields, some
of the people of Judah lived in Kiriath Arba and its surrounding settlements,
in Dibon and its settlements, in Jekabzeel and its villages,
- in Jeshua, in Moladah, in Beth Pelet,
- in Hazar Shual, in Beersheba and its settlements,
- in Ziklag, in Meconah and its settlements,
- in En Rimmon, in Zorah, in Jarmuth,
- Zanoah, Adullam and their villages, in Lachish
and its fields, and in Azekah and its settlements. So they were living all
the way from Beersheba to the Valley of Hinnom.
- The descendants of the Benjamites from Geba
lived in Micmash, Aija, Bethel and its settlements,
- in Anathoth, Nob and Ananiah,
- in Hazor, Ramah and Gittaim,
- in Hadid, Zeboim and Neballat,
- in Lod and Ono, and in the Valley of the
Craftsmen.
- Some of the divisions of the Levites of
Judah settled in Benjamin.
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