Nehemiah Chapter 11 of 13 about 3 min read

Nehemiah 11

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Verse 1. 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.

Verse 2. And the people blessed all the men who volunteered to live in Jerusalem.

Verse 3. 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—

Verse 4. 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;

Verse 5. 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.

Verse 6. The descendants of Perez who settled in Jerusalem totaled 468 men of valor.

Verse 7. 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;

Verse 8. and his followers Gabbai and Sallai—928 men.

Verse 9. Joel son of Zichri was the officer over them, and Judah son of Hassenuah was over the Second District of the city.

Verse 10. From the priests: Jedaiah son of Joiarib; Jachin;

Verse 11. 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;

Verse 12. 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;

Verse 13. 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;

Verse 14. and his associates—128 mighty men of valor. Zabdiel son of Haggedolim was their overseer.

Verse 15. From the Levites: Shemaiah son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Bunni;

Verse 16. Shabbethai and Jozabad, two leaders of the Levites, who supervised the work outside the house of God;

Verse 17. 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.

Verse 18. The Levites in the holy city totaled 284.

Verse 19. And the gatekeepers: Akkub, Talmon, and their associates, who kept watch at the gates—172 men.

Verse 20. The rest of the Israelites, with the priests and Levites, were in all the villages of Judah, each on his own inheritance.

Verse 21. The temple servants lived on the hill of Ophel, with Ziha and Gishpa over them.

Verse 22. 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.

Verse 23. For there was a command from the king concerning the singers, an ordinance regulating their daily activities.

Verse 24. Pethahiah son of Meshezabel, a descendant of Zerah son of Judah, was the king’s agent in every matter concerning the people.

Verse 25. As for the villages with their fields, some of the people of Judah lived in Kiriath-arba, Dibon, Jekabzeel, and their villages;

Verse 26. in Jeshua, Moladah, and Beth-pelet;

Verse 27. in Hazar-shual; in Beersheba and its villages;

Verse 28. in Ziklag; in Meconah and its villages;

Verse 29. in En-rimmon, Zorah, Jarmuth,

Verse 30. 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.

Verse 31. The descendants of Benjamin from Geba lived in Michmash, Aija, and Bethel with its villages;

Verse 32. in Anathoth, Nob, Ananiah,

Verse 33. Hazor, Ramah, Gittaim,

Verse 34. Hadid, Zeboim, Neballat,

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

Verse 36. And some divisions of the Levites of Judah settled in Benjamin.