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Resettlement of Jerusalem and Its Towns

Nehemiah 11:1-36

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Chapter 11
1 And the chiefs of the people dwelt in Jerusalem, and the remnant of the people cast lots to bring one of ten to dwell in Jerusalem, the city of the holy portion, and nine parts in the cities. 2 And they blessed the people, all the men who volunteered to dwell in Jerusalem. 3 These are the heads of the province who lived in Jerusalem and in the cities of Judah. They lived each in his property in their cities: Israel, the priests, the Levites, the Nethinim, and the sons of Solomon's servants. 4 And in Jerusalem dwelt some of the sons of Judah and some of the sons of Benjamin. Of the sons of Judah: Athaiah son of Uzziah son of Zechariah son of Amariah son of Shephatiah son of Mahalalel, of the sons of Perez. 5 and Maaseiah son of Baruch son of Kol-Hozeh son of Hazaiah son of Adaiah son of Joiarib son of Zechariah son of the Shelahite. 6 All the sons of Perez who lived in Jerusalem: four hundred sixty-eight men of power. 7 These are the sons of Benjamin: Sallu son of Meshullam son of Joed son of Pedaiah son of Kolaiah son of Maaseiah son of Ithiel son of Isaiah. 8 And after him Gabbai and Shelai, nine hundred twenty-eight. 9 Joel son of Zichri was appointed over them, and Judah son of Senuah 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, officer of the temple of God. 12 And their brothers, doers of the work for the house, eight hundred twenty-two; and Adaiah son of Jeroham son of Pelaliah son of Amzi son of Zechariah son of Pashhur son of Malchiah. 13 And his brothers, heads of fathers, two hundred forty-two. And Amashai son of Azarel son of Ahzai son of Meshillemoth son of Immer. 14 And their brothers, mighty men of strength, one hundred twenty-eight; and Zabdiel son of the great ones was appointed over them. 15 And from the Levites: Shemaiah son of Hasshub son of Azrikam son of Hashabiah son of Buni. 16 And Shebathyah and Jozabad were over the outer work of the house of God, from the heads of the Levites. 17 And Mattaniah son of Micah son of Zabad son of Asaph, head of the beginning for Judah for prayer, and Bakbukiah second-in-command from his brothers, and Abda son of Shammua son of Galal son of Jeduthun. 18 All the Levites in the holy city: 284. 19 And the gatekeepers: Akkub, Talmon, and their brothers who kept the gates, one hundred seventy-two. 20 The rest of Israel, the priests, and the Levites lived in all the cities of Judah, each man in his inheritance. 21 And the Nethinim were dwelling in the Ophel and Tsikha and Gishpa were over the Nethinim. 22 He appointed the Levites in Jerusalem: Uzzi son of Bani son of Hashabiah son of Mattaniah son of Mica, from the sons of Asaph, the singers, for the work of the house of God. 23 for there was a commandment of the king concerning them, and faithfulness concerning the singers: a word day by day. 24 And Pethahiah son of Meshezabel, from the sons of Zerah son of Judah, was at the king's hand for every matter concerning the people. 25 And to the courtyards in their fields from the sons of Judah they dwelt in Kiriath-arba and its villages and in Dibon and its villages and in Jekabzeel and their courtyards. 26 and in Jeshua and in Moladah and in Beth Pelet 27 and in Hazar Shual and in Beersheba and in its villages 28 and in Ziklag and in Meconah and in Batyah. 29 and in Ein Ramon, and in Zorah, and in Yarmuth 30 Zanoah, Adullam and their courtyards, Lachish and its fields, Azekah and its buildings, and they dwelt from Beersheba as far as the Valley of Hinnom. 31 And the sons of Benjamin from Geba: Michmash, Ai, the house of God, and its daughters. 32 Anathoth, Nob, Ananiah. 33 Hazor, Ramah, Gittites. 34 Hadid, Zeboim, Neballat. 35 Ono and the Valley of the Craftsmen. 36 And from the Levites, divisions of Judah to Benjamin.