Nehemiah:11
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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 .
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The people blessed all the men who willingly offered themselves to dwell in Jerusalem .
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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 .
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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 ;
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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 .
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All the sons of Perez who lived in Jerusalem were four hundred sixty-eight valiant men .
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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 .
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After him Gabbai ,
Sallai ,
nine hundred twenty-eight .
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Joel the son of Zichri was their overseer ;
and Judah the son of Hassenuah was second over the city .
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Of the priests :
Jedaiah the son of Joiarib ,
Jachin ,
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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 ,
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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 ,
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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 ,
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and their brothers ,
mighty men of valor ,
one hundred twenty-eight ;
and their overseer was Zabdiel ,
the son of Haggedolim .
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Of the Levites :
Shemaiah the son of Hasshub ,
the son of Azrikam ,
the son of Hashabiah ,
the son of Bunni ;
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and Shabbethai and Jozabad ,
of the chiefs of the Levites ,
who had the oversight of the outward business of God '
s house ;
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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 .
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All the Levites in the holy city were two hundred eighty-four .
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Moreover the porters ,
Akkub ,
Talmon ,
and their brothers ,
who kept watch at the gates ,
were one hundred seventy-two .
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The residue of Israel ,
of the priests ,
the Levites ,
were in all the cities of Judah ,
everyone in his inheritance .
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But the Nethinim lived in Ophel :
and Ziha and Gishpa were over the Nethinim .
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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 .
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For there was a commandment from the king concerning them ,
and a settled provision for the singers ,
as every day required .
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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 .
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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 ,
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and in Jeshua ,
and in Moladah ,
and Beth Pelet ,
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and in Hazar Shual ,
and in Beersheba and its towns ,
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and in Ziklag ,
and in Meconah and in its towns ,
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and in En Rimmon ,
and in Zorah ,
and in Jarmuth ,
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Zanoah ,
Adullam ,
and their villages ,
Lachish and its fields ,
Azekah and its towns .
So they encamped from Beersheba to the valley of Hinnom .
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The children of Benjamin also lived from Geba onward ,
at Michmash and Aija ,
and at Bethel and its towns ,
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at Anathoth ,
Nob ,
Ananiah ,
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Hazor ,
Ramah ,
Gittaim ,
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Hadid ,
Zeboim ,
Neballat ,
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Lod ,
and Ono ,
the valley of craftsmen .
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Of the Levites ,
certain divisions in Judah settled in Benjamin '
s territory .