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The Leaders in Jerusalem

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 out of tena remained in the other towns.

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The People Dwelling in Jerusalem

Now the leaders of the people dwelt at Jerusalem; the rest of the people cast lots to bring one out of ten to dwell in Jerusalem, the holy city, and nine-tenths were to dwell in other cities.

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And the people blessed all the men who willingly offered to live in Jerusalem.

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And the people blessed all the men who willingly offered themselves to dwell at Jerusalem.

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These are the chiefs of the province who lived in Jerusalem; but in the towns of Judah everyone 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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These are the heads of the province who dwelt in Jerusalem. (But in the cities of Judah everyone dwelt in his own possession in their cities — Israelites, priests, Levites, Nethinim, and 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: Athaiah the son of Uzziah, son of Zechariah, son of Amariah, son of Shephatiah, son of Mahalalel, of the sons of Perez;

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Also in Jerusalem dwelt some of the children of Judah and of the children of Benjamin.
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, son of Col-hozeh, son of Hazaiah, son of Adaiah, son of Joiarib, son of Zechariah, son of the Shilonite.

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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 Shiloni.

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All the sons of Perez who lived in Jerusalem were 468 valiant men.

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All the sons of Perez who dwelt at Jerusalem were four hundred and sixty-eight valiant men.

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And these are the sons of Benjamin: Sallu the son of Meshullam, son of Joed, son of Pedaiah, son of Kolaiah, son of Maaseiah, son of Ithiel, son of Jeshaiah,

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And 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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and his brothers, men of valor, 928.b

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and after him Gabbai and Sallai, nine hundred and 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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Joel the son of Zichri was their overseer, and Judah the son of [a]Senuah was second over the city.

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Of the priests: Jedaiah the son of Joiarib, Jachin,

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Of the priests: Jedaiah the son of Joiarib, and Jachin;

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Seraiah the son of Hilkiah, son of Meshullam, son of Zadok, son of Meraioth, son of Ahitub, ruler of the house of God,

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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, was the leader of the house of God.

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and their brothers who did the work of the house, 822; and Adaiah the son of Jeroham, son of Pelaliah, son of Amzi, son of Zechariah, son of Pashhur, son of Malchijah,

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Their brethren who did the work of the house were 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,

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and his brothers, heads of fathers’ houses, 242; and Amashsai, the son of Azarel, son of Ahzai, son of Meshillemoth, son of Immer,

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and his brethren, heads of the fathers’ houses, were two hundred and forty-two; and Amashai 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, 128; their overseer was Zabdiel the son of Haggedolim.

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and their brethren, mighty men of valor, were one hundred and twenty-eight. Their overseer was Zabdiel [b]the son of one of the great men.

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And of the Levites: Shemaiah the son of Hasshub, son of Azrikam, son of Hashabiah, son of Bunni;

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Also 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 were over the outside work of the house of God;

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Shabbethai and Jozabad, of the heads of the Levites, had the oversight of the business outside of the [c]house of God;

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and Mattaniah the son of Mica, son of Zabdi, son of Asaph, who was the leader of the praise,c who gave thanks, and Bakbukiah, the second among his brothers; and Abda the son of Shammua, son of Galal, son of Jeduthun.

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Mattaniah the son of [d]Micha, the son of Zabdi, the son of Asaph, the leader who began the thanksgiving with prayer; Bakbukiah, the second among his brethren; 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 284.

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All the Levites in the holy city were two hundred and eighty-four.

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The gatekeepers, Akkub, Talmon and their brothers, who kept watch at the gates, were 172.

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Moreover the gatekeepers, Akkub, Talmon, and their brethren who kept the gates, were one hundred and seventy-two.

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And the rest of Israel, and of the priests and the Levites, were in all the towns of Judah, every one in his inheritance.

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And the rest of Israel, of the priests and Levites, were in all the cities of Judah, everyone in his inheritance.

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But the temple servants lived on Ophel; and Ziha and Gishpa were over the temple servants.

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But the Nethinim dwelt in Ophel. And Ziha and Gishpa were over the Nethinim.

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The overseer of the Levites in Jerusalem was Uzzi the son of Bani, son of Hashabiah, son of Mattaniah, son of Mica, of the sons of Asaph, the singers, over the work of the house of God.

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Also the overseer of the Levites at Jerusalem was Uzzi the son of Bani, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Micha, of the sons of Asaph, the singers in charge of the [e]service of the [f]house of God.

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For there was a command from the king concerning them, and a fixed provision for the singers, as every day required.

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For it was the king’s command concerning them that a [g]certain portion should be for the singers, a quota day by day.

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And Pethahiah the son of Meshezabel, of the sons of Zerah the son of Judah, was at the king’s sided in all matters concerning the people.

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Pethahiah the son of Meshezabel, of the children of Zerah the son of Judah, was the[h] king’s deputy in all matters concerning the people.

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Villages Outside Jerusalem

And as for the villages, with their fields, some of the people of Judah lived in Kiriath-arba and its villages, and in Dibon and its villages, and in Jekabzeel and its villages,

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The People Dwelling Outside Jerusalem

And as for the villages with their fields, some of the children of Judah dwelt in Kirjath Arba and its villages, Dibon and its villages, Jekabzeel and its villages;

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and in Jeshua and in Moladah and Beth-pelet,

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in Jeshua, Moladah, Beth Pelet,

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in Hazar-shual, in Beersheba and its villages,

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Hazar Shual, and Beersheba and its villages;

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in Ziklag, in Meconah and its villages,

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in Ziklag and Meconah and its villages;