Ne 11:1And the rulers of the people dwelt in Jerusalem, and the rest of the people cast lots in order to bring one in ten to dwell in Jerusalem, the holy city, while nine-tenths remained in the other cities.
Ne 11:2And the people blessed all the men who offered themselves willingly to dwell in Jerusalem.
Ne 11:3Now these are the heads of the province who dwelt in Jerusalem (but in the cities of Judah all dwelt in their possession in their cities, that is, Israel, the priests, and the Levites, and the temple servants, and the children of Solomon’s servants):
Ne 11:4And in Jerusalem some of the children of Judah and some of the children of Benjamin dwelt. Of the children of Judah: Athaiah the son of Uzziah, the son of Zechariah, the son of Amariah, the son of Shephatiah, the son of Mahalalel, of the children of Perez;
Ne 11:5And Maaseiah the son of Baruch, the son of Col-hozeh, the son of Hazaiah, the son of Adaiah, the son of Joiarib, the son of Zechariah, the son of the Shilonite.
Ne 11:6All the sons of Perez who dwelt in Jerusalem were four hundred sixty-eight valiant men.
Ne 11:7And these are the sons of Benjamin: Sallu the 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;
Ne 11:8And after him Gabbai and Sallai: nine hundred twenty-eight.
Ne 11:9And Joel the son of Zichri was their overseer; and Judah the son of Hassenuah was second over the city.
Ne 11:10Of the priests: Jedaiah the son of Joiarib, Jachin,
Ne 11:11Seraiah the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, the ruler of the house of God,
Ne 11:12And their brothers who did the work of the house, eight hundred twenty-two; and Adaiah the son of Jeroham, the son of Pelaliah, the son of Amzi, the son of Zechariah, the son of Pashhur, the son of Malchijah,
Ne 11:13And his brothers, heads of fathers’ houses, two hundred forty-two; and Amashsai the son of Azarel, the son of Ahzai, the son of Meshillemoth, the son of Immer,
Ne 11:14And their brothers, mighty men of valor, one hundred twenty-eight; and their overseer was Zabdiel the son of Haggedolim.
Ne 11:15And of the Levites: Shemaiah the son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Bunni;
Ne 11:16And Shabbethai and Jozabad, of the heads of the Levites, who were over the outside work of the house of God;
Ne 11:17And Mattaniah the son of Mica, the son of Zabdi, the son of Asaph, who was the first to begin the thanksgiving in prayer, with Bakbukiah, the second among his brothers; and Abda the son of Shammua, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun.
Ne 11:18All the Levites in the holy city were two hundred eighty-four.
Ne 11:19And the gatekeepers, Akkub, Talmon, and their brothers, who kept watch at the gates, were one hundred seventy-two.
Ne 11:20And the rest of Israel, the priests and the Levites, were in all the cities of Judah, every one in his own inheritance.
Ne 11:21But the temple servants dwelt on the Ophel. And Ziha and Gishpa were over the temple servants.
Ne 11:22And the overseer of the Levites at Jerusalem was Uzzi the son of Bani, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Mica, of the sons of Asaph, the singers, for the work of the house of God.
Ne 11:23For there was a commandment from the king concerning them and fixed provisions for the singers, as each day required.
Ne 11:24And Pethahiah the son of Meshezabel, of the children of Zerah the son of Judah, was at the king’s hand in all matters concerning the people.
Ne 11:25And as for the villages, with their fields, some of the children of Judah dwelt in Kiriath-arba and its villages, and in Dibon and its villages, and in Jekabzeel and its outlying villages,
Ne 11:26And in Jeshua, and in Moladah, and Beth-pelet,
Ne 11:27And in Hazar-shual, and in Beer-sheba and its villages,
Ne 11:28And in Ziklag, and in Meconah and in its villages,
Ne 11:29And in En-rimmon, and in Zorah, and in Jarmuth,
Ne 11:30Zanoah, Adullam, and their villages, Lachish and its fields, Azekah and its villages. So they encamped from Beer-sheba as far as the valley of Hinnom.
Ne 11:31And the children of Benjamin dwelt from Geba onward, at Michmash and Aija, and at Bethel and its villages,
Ne 11:32At Anathoth, Nob, Ananiah,
Ne 11:33Hazor, Ramah, Gittaim,
Ne 11:34Hadid, Zeboim, Neballat,
Ne 11:35Lod, and Ono, the valley of craftsmen.
Ne 11:36And certain courses of the Levites in Judah were joined to Benjamin.
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