Nehemiah Chapter 11 Back Next{11:1} The princes of the people lived in
Jerusalem: the rest of the people also cast lots, to bring one of ten to dwell in Jerusalem the holy city, and nine parts in the other cities.
{11:2} The people
blessed all the men who willingly offered themselves to dwell in Jerusalem.
{11:3} Now these are the chiefs of the province who lived in Jerusalem; but in the cities of
Judah everyone lived in his possession in their cities:
Israel, the priests, and the
Levites, and the Nethinim, and the children of Solomon's servants.
{11:4} In Jerusalem lived certain of the children of Judah, and of the children of
Benjamin. 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;
{11:5} and
Maaseiah the son of
Baruch, the son of Colhozeh, the son of Hazaiah, the son of Adaiah, the son of
Joiarib, the son of Zechariah, the son of the Shilonite.
{11:6} All the sons of Perez who lived in Jerusalem were four hundred sixty-eight valiant men.
{11:7} 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.
{11:8} After him Gabbai, Sallai, nine hundred twenty-eight.
{11:9}
Joel the son of Zichri was their overseer; and Judah the son of Hassenuah was second over the city.
{11:10} Of the priests:
Jedaiah the son of Joiarib,
Jachin,
{11:11} Seraiah the son of
Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of
Meraioth, the son of
Ahitub, the ruler of God's house,
{11:12} and 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,
{11:13} and his brothers, chiefs of
fathers' households, two hundred forty-two; and
Amashsai the son of Azarel, the son of Ahzai, the son of
Meshillemoth, the son of
Immer,
{11:14} and their brothers, mighty men of valor, one hundred twenty-eight; and their overseer was Zabdiel, the son of Haggedolim.
{11:15} Of the Levites: Shemaiah the son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of
Hashabiah, the son of Bunni;
{11:16} and Shabbethai and
Jozabad, of the chiefs of the Levites, who had the oversight of the outward business of God's house;
{11:17} and
Mattaniah the son of Mica, the son of Zabdi, the son of
Asaph, who was the chief to begin the thanksgiving in prayer, and Bakbukiah, the second among his brothers; and
Abda the son of Shammua, the son of Galal, the son of
Jeduthun.
{11:18} All the Levites in the holy city were two hundred eighty-four.
{11:19} Moreover the porters,
Akkub, Talmon, and their brothers, who kept watch at the
gates, were one hundred seventy-two.
{11:20} The residue of Israel, of the priests, the Levites, were in all the cities of Judah, everyone in his inheritance.
{11:21} But the Nethinim lived in Ophel: and Ziha and Gishpa were over the Nethinim.
{11:22} The overseer also 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, over the business of God's house.
{11:23} For there was a commandment from the king concerning them, and a settled provision for the singers, as every day required.
{11:24} 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.
{11:25} As for the villages, with their
fields, some of the children of Judah lived in
Kiriath Arba and its towns, and in
Dibon and its towns, and in
Jekabzeel and its villages,
{11:26} and in
Jeshua, and in Moladah, and
Beth Pelet,
{11:27} and in Hazar Shual, and in
Beersheba and its towns,
{11:28} and in Ziklag, and in
Meconah and in its towns,
{11:29} and in
En Rimmon, and in Zorah, and in
Jarmuth,
{11:30} Zanoah,
Adullam, and their villages,
Lachish and its fields, Azekah and its towns. So they
encamped from Beersheba to the valley of
Hinnom.
{11:31} The children of Benjamin also lived from
Geba onward, at
Michmash and
Aija, and at
Bethel and its towns,
{11:32} at Anathoth, Nob,
Ananiah,
{11:33}
Hazor, Ramah,
Gittaim,
{11:34}
Hadid, Zeboim, Neballat,
{11:35}
Lod, and Ono, the valley of craftsmen.
{11:36} Of the Levites, certain divisions in Judah settled in Benjamin's territory.
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