Nehemiah 11 (ARST)

1So the{ Israelite} leaders settled in Jerusalem{ with their families}. The rest of the people cast lots to select one family out of ten to live in Jerusalem. That was the city set apart{ for God}. The remaining nine families lived in the{ other} towns.Now the leaders of the people settled in Jerusalem, and the rest of the people cast lots to bring one out of ten to live in the holy city of Jerusalem, while the remaining nine were to dwell in their own towns.

2The people{ asked God to} bless all those who volunteered to live in Jerusalem.And the people blessed all the men who volunteered to live in Jerusalem.

3These are{ the names of} the provincial officials who settled in Jerusalem. But in the towns of Judah, everyone lived on his own family property in their towns. This included the Israelites, the priests, the Levites, the temple servants, and the descendants of the servants of Solomon.These are the heads of the provinces who settled in Jerusalem. (In the villages of Judah, however, each lived on his own property in their towns—the Israelites, priests, Levites, temple servants, and descendants of Solomon’s servants—

4But some of the people of Judah and some of the people of Benjamin stayed and lived in Jerusalem. Here are{ the names of} the leaders who lived in Jerusalem. From the descendants of Judah, one of them was Athaiah the son of Uzziah, the son of Zechariah, the son of Amariah, the son of Shephatiah, the son of Mahalalel, a descendant of Perez.while some of the descendants of Judah and Benjamin settled in Jerusalem.) From the descendants of Judah: Athaiah son of Uzziah, the son of Zechariah, the son of Amariah, the son of Shephatiah, the son of Mahalalel, a descendant of Perez;

5Another one was Maaseiah the son of Baruch, the son of Kol- Hozeh, the son of Hazaiah, the son of Adaiah, the son of Joiarib, the son of Zechariah, who was one of the descendants of Shelah.and Maaseiah son of Baruch, the son of Col-hozeh, the son of Hazaiah, the son of Adaiah, the son of Joiarib, the son of Zechariah, a descendant of Shelah.

6Altogether 468 men who were descendants of Perez lived in{ the city of} Jerusalem. These men were{ very} brave and skilled in combat.The descendants of Perez who settled in Jerusalem totaled 468 men of valor.

7These are the descendants of Benjamin{ who decided to live in Jerusalem}. One of them was 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.From the descendants of Benjamin: Sallu 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;

8Two men who assisted him were Gabbai and Sallai. Altogether 928 people{ from the tribe of Benjamin settled in Jerusalem}.and his followers Gabbai and Sallai—928 men.

9Their leader was Joel the son of Zichri. Judah the son of Hassenuah was{ the official who was} second in command in Jerusalem.Joel son of Zichri was the officer over them, and Judah son of Hassenuah was over the Second District of the city.

10The priests{ who settled in Jerusalem} included Jedaiah the son of Joiarib, and Jachin.From the priests: Jedaiah son of Joiarib; Jachin;

11Another priest was Seraiah the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub. He was in charge of the temple.Seraiah son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, the chief official of the house of God;

12Another 822 of their associates{ settled in Jerusalem and} performed work for the temple. Another priest{ who settled in Jerusalem} was Adaiah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Pelaliah, the son of Amzi, the son of Zechariah, the son of Pashhur, the son of Malkijah.and their associates who did the work at the temple—822 men; Adaiah son of Jeroham, the son of Pelaliah, the son of Amzi, the son of Zechariah, the son of Pashhur, the son of Malchijah;

13Another 242 of his associates, including the leaders of their ancestral clans,{ settled in Jerusalem}.{ Another priest who settled there} was Amashsai the son of Azarel, the son of Ahzai, the son of Meshillemoth, the son of Immer.and his associates, the leaders of families—242 men; Amashai son of Azarel, the son of Ahzai, the son of Meshillemoth, the son of Immer;

14Another 128 of their associates who were strong men{ settled in Jerusalem}. Their leader was Zabdiel the son of Haggedolim.and his associates—128 mighty men of valor. Zabdiel son of Haggedolim was their overseer.

15One of the Levites{ who settled in Jerusalem} was Shemaiah the son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Bunni.From the Levites: Shemaiah son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Bunni;

16Two others were Shabbethai and Jozabad, who supervised the work outside the temple and were leaders of the Levites.Shabbethai and Jozabad, two leaders of the Levites, who supervised the work outside the house of God;

17Another Levite{ who settled in Jerusalem} was Mattaniah, who directed the temple choir when they sang the prayers to thank God. He was the son of Mika, the son of Zabdi, the son of Asaph. His assistant choir director was Bakbukiah. Another Levite was Abda, the son of Shammua, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun.Mattaniah son of Mica, the son of Zabdi, the son of Asaph, who led in thanksgiving and prayer; Bakbukiah, second among his associates; and Abda son of Shammua, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun.

18Altogether, 284 Levites settled in{ Jerusalem}, the city set apart{ for God}.The Levites in the holy city totaled 284.

19The gatekeepers{ who settled in Jerusalem} included Akkub, Talmon, and 172 of their associates who kept watch at the gates.And the gatekeepers: Akkub, Talmon, and their associates, who kept watch at the gates—172 men.

20The rest of the Israelite people, including the priests and the Levites, all lived on their own property in all the other towns in Judea.The rest of the Israelites, with the priests and Levites, were in all the villages of Judah, each on his own inheritance.

21The{ temple} workers lived on Ophel{ Hill in Jerusalem}; and Ziha and Gishpa supervised them.The temple servants lived on the hill of Ophel, with Ziha and Gishpa over them.

22The man who supervised the Levites who lived in Jerusalem was Uzzi the son of Bani, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Mika. Uzzi was one of the descendants of Asaph. These were the singers responsible for the music in the temple{ services}.Now the overseer of the Levites in Jerusalem was Uzzi son of Bani, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Mica. He was one of Asaph’s descendants, who were the singers in charge of the service of the house of God.

23Now the king{ of Persia} had said{ that his kingdom would provide support} for the singers. The king had said to give them whatever they needed to maintain the singing in the temple services.For there was a command from the king concerning the singers, an ordinance regulating their daily activities.

24Pethahiah was the{ ambassador} to the king{ of Persia} for any matter pertaining to the{ Israelites}. He was the son of Meshezabel, who was one of the descendants of Zerah, the son of Judah.Pethahiah son of Meshezabel, a descendant of Zerah son of Judah, was the king’s agent in every matter concerning the people.

25Some of the descendants of Judah did not settle in Jerusalem. They lived in{ towns and} villages near their farms. These included{ the city of} Kiriath- Arba and its neighboring villages,{ the city of} Dibon and its neighboring villages, and{ the town of} Jekabzeel and its neighboring villages.As for the villages with their fields, some of the people of Judah lived in Kiriath-arba, Dibon, Jekabzeel, and their villages;

26{ Some descendants of Judah} also{ lived} in{ the town of} Jeshua,{ the town of} Moladah,{ the town of} Beth- Pelet,in Jeshua, Moladah, and Beth-pelet;

27{ the town of} Hazar- Shual, and{ the city of} Beersheba and its neighboring villages.in Hazar-shual; in Beersheba and its villages;

28{ Some} also{ lived} in{ the town of} Ziklag,{ the town of} Mekonah and its neighboring villages,in Ziklag; in Meconah and its villages;

29{ the town of} En- Rimmon,{ the town of} Zora,{ the town of} Jarmuth,in En-rimmon, Zorah, Jarmuth,

30{ the towns of} Zanoah and Adullam and the nearby villages,{ the city of} Lachish and the nearby farms, and{ the town of} Azekah and the nearby villages.{ All of} those people settled{ in the territory of Judah, in the area} between Beersheba{ in the south} and the Valley of Hinnom{ in the north}.Zanoah, Adullam, and their villages; in Lachish and its fields; and in Azekah and its villages. So they settled from Beersheba all the way to the Valley of Hinnom.

31Some people who were descendants of Benjamin{ settled in these cities and towns}: Geba, Michmas, Aija, Bethel and its neighboring villages,The descendants of Benjamin from Geba lived in Michmash, Aija, and Bethel with its villages;

32Anathoth, Nob, Ananiah,in Anathoth, Nob, Ananiah,

33Hazor, Ramah, Gittaim,Hazor, Ramah, Gittaim,

34Hadid, Zeboim, Neballat,Hadid, Zeboim, Neballat,

35Lod, and Ono the Valley of Craftsmen.Lod, and Ono; and in the Valley of the Craftsmen.

36Some Levites who had previously lived in{ the territory of} Judah{ went and settled} in{ the land that had belonged to the old tribe of} Benjamin.And some divisions of the Levites of Judah settled in Benjamin.

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