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Now the leaders of the people lived in Jerusalem ;
and the rest of the people cast lots to bring one out of ten to live in Jerusalem the holy city ,
while nine tenths remained in the other towns .
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And the people blessed all the men who willingly offered to live in Jerusalem .
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These are the chiefs of the province who lived in Jerusalem ;
but in the towns of Judah every one lived on his property in their towns :
Israel ,
the priests ,
the Levites ,
the temple servants ,
and the descendants of Solomon '
s servants .
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And in Jerusalem lived certain of the sons of Judah and of the sons of Benjamin .
Of the sons of Judah :
Athai '
ah the son of Uzzi '
ah ,
son of Zechari '
ah ,
son of Amari '
ah ,
son of Shephati '
ah ,
son of Mahal '
alel ,
of the sons of Perez ;
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and Ma-asei '
ah the son of Baruch ,
son of Col-ho '
zeh ,
son of Hazai '
ah ,
son of Adai '
ah ,
son of Joi '
arib ,
son of Zechari '
ah ,
son of the Shi '
lonite .
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All the sons of Perez who lived in Jerusalem were four hundred and sixty-eight valiant men .
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And these are the sons of Benjamin :
Sallu the son of Meshul '
lam ,
son of Jo '
ed ,
son of Pedai '
ah ,
son of Kolai '
ah ,
son of Ma-asei '
ah ,
son of I '
thi-el ,
son of Jeshai '
ah .
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And after him Gabba '
i ,
Salla '
i ,
nine hundred and twenty-eight .
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Jo '
el the son of Zichri was their overseer ;
and Judah the son of Hassen '
u-ah was second over the city .
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Of the priests :
Jedai '
ah the son of Joi '
arib ,
Jachin ,
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Serai '
ah the son of Hilki '
ah ,
son of Meshul '
lam ,
son of Zadok ,
son of Merai '
oth ,
son of Ahi '
tub ,
ruler of the house of God ,
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and their brethren who did the work of the house ,
eight hundred and twenty-two ;
and Adai '
ah the son of Jero '
ham ,
son of Pelali '
ah ,
son of Amzi ,
son of Zechari '
ah ,
son of Pashhur ,
son of Malchi '
jah ,