Nehemiah:11

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* The rulers of the people lived in Jerusalem . One out of every ten people was selected by chance to live in Jerusalem , the holy town . The other nine were to go to the other towns . * the people gave a blessing to all the men who freely offered to take up their places in Jerusalem . * These are the chiefs of the divisions of the country who were living in Jerusalem : but in the towns of Judah everyone was living on his heritage in the towns , that is , Israel , the priests , the Levites , the Nethinim , and the children of Solomon 's servants . * Other people of the children of Judah and of Benjamin lived in Jerusalem . 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 ; * And 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 . * All the sons of Perez living in Jerusalem were four hundred and sixty-eight men of good position . * 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 . * And after him Gabbai , Sallai , nine hundred and twenty-eight . * Joel , the son of Zichri , was their overseer ; and Judah , the son of Hassenuah , was second over the town . * Of the priests : Jedaiah , the son of Joiarib , Jachin , * Seraiah , 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 , * Their brothers who did the work of the house , eight hundred and 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 , * His brothers , heads of families , two hundred and forty-two ; and Amashsai , the son of Azarel , the son of Ahzai , the son of Meshillemoth , the son of Immer , * Their brothers , men of war , a hundred and twenty-eight ; and their overseer was Zabdiel , the son of Haggedolim . * Of the Levites : Shemaiah , the son of Hasshub , the son of Azrikam , the son of Hashabiah , the son of Bunni , * And Shabbethai and Jozabad , of the chiefs of the Levites , who were responsible for the outside business of the house of God ; * And Mattaniah , the son of Mica , the son of Zabdi , the son of Asaph , who had to give the first note of the song of praise in prayer , and Bakbukiah , the second among his brothers , and Abda , the son of Shammua , the son of Galal , the son of Jeduthun . * All the Levites in the holy town were two hundred and eighty-four . * In addition the gatekeepers , Akkub , Talmon , and their brothers who kept watch at the gates , were a hundred and seventy-two . * And the rest of Israel , of the priests , the Levites , in all the towns of Judah , every one in his heritage . * But the Nethinim were living in the Ophel ; and Ziha and Gishpa were over the Nethinim . * 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 music-makers , who was over the business of the house of God . * There was an order from the king about them and a regular amount for the music-makers , for their needs day by day . * Pethahiah , the son of Meshezabel , of the sons of Zerah , the son of Judah , was the king 's servant in everything to do with the people . * And for the villages with their fields , some of the men of Judah were living in Kiriath-arba and its villages , and in Dibon and its villages , and in Jekabzeel and its villages , * In Jeshua , and in Moladah , and Beth-pelet , * In Hazar-shual , and in Beer-sheba and its villages , * And in Ziklag , and in Meconah and its villages . * In En-rimmon , and in Zorah , and in Jarmuth , * And Zanoah , Adullam and their villages , Lachish and its fields , Azekah and its villages . So they were living from Beer-sheba to the valley of Hinnom . * The children of Benjamin were living from Geba , at Michmash and Aija , and at Beth-el and its villages . * At Anathoth , Nob , Ananiah , * Hazor , Ramah , Gittaim , * Hadid , Zeboim , Neballat , * Lod and Ono , the valley of expert workers . * Certain divisions in Judah were joined to Benjamin of the Levites .

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