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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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The New Residents of Jerusalem

Now the leaders of the people settled in Jerusalem. The rest of the people cast lots to bring one out of every ten of them to live in Jerusalem, the holy city, while the remaining nine were to stay in their own towns.

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

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The people commended all who volunteered to live in Jerusalem.

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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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These are the provincial leaders who settled in Jerusalem (now some Israelites, priests, Levites, temple servants and descendants of Solomon’s servants lived in the towns of Judah, each on their own property in the various towns,

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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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while other people from both Judah and Benjamin lived 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;

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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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and Maaseiah son of Baruch, the son of Kol-Hozeh, the son of Hazaiah, the son of Adaiah, the son of Joiarib, the son of Zechariah, a descendant of Shelah.

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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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The descendants of Perez who lived in Jerusalem totaled 468 men of standing.

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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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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,

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and after him Gabbai and Sallai, nine hundred and twenty-eight.

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and his followers, Gabbai and Sallai — 928 men.

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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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Joel son of Zikri was their chief officer, and Judah son of Hassenuah was over the New Quarter of the city.

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

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From the priests:
Jedaiah; the son of Joiarib; Jakin;

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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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Seraiah son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, the official in charge of the house of God,

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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 their associates, who carried on work for 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 Malkijah,

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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 his associates, who were heads of families — 242 men; Amashsai son of Azarel, the son of Ahzai, the son of Meshillemoth, the son of Immer,

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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 hisa associates, who were men of standing — 128. Their chief officer was Zabdiel son of Haggedolim.

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

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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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Shabbethai and Jozabad, two of the heads of the Levites, who had charge of the outside work of the house of God;

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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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Mattaniah son of Mika, the son of Zabdi, the son of Asaph, the director who led in thanksgiving and prayer; Bakbukiah, second among his associates; and Abda 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 and eighty-four.

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The Levites in the holy city totaled 284.

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

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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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The rest of the Israelites, with the priests and Levites, were in all the towns of Judah, each on their ancestral property.

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

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The temple servants lived on the hill of Ophel, and Ziha and Gishpa were in charge of them.

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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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The chief officer of the Levites in Jerusalem was Uzzi son of Bani, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Mika. Uzzi was one of Asaph’s descendants, who were the musicians responsible for the service of the house of God.

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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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The musicians were under the king’s orders, which regulated their daily activity.

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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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Pethahiah son of Meshezabel, one of the descendants of Zerah son of Judah, was the king’s agent in all affairs relating to the people.

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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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As for the villages with their fields, some of the people of Judah lived in Kiriath Arba and its surrounding settlements, in Dibon and its settlements, in Jekabzeel and its villages,

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in Jeshua, Moladah, Beth Pelet,

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in Jeshua, in Moladah, in Beth Pelet,

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Hazar Shual, and Beersheba and its villages;

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in Hazar Shual, in Beersheba and its settlements,

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in Ziklag and Meconah and its villages;

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in Ziklag, in Mekonah and its settlements,

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in En Rimmon, Zorah, Jarmuth,

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in En Rimmon, in Zorah, in Jarmuth,

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Zanoah, Adullam, and their villages; in Lachish and its fields; in Azekah and its villages. They dwelt from Beersheba to the Valley of Hinnom.

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Zanoah, Adullam and their villages, in Lachish and its fields, and in Azekah and its settlements. So they were living all the way from Beersheba to the Valley of Hinnom.

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Also the children of Benjamin from Geba dwelt in Michmash, Aija, and Bethel, and their villages;

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The descendants of the Benjamites from Geba lived in Mikmash, Aija, Bethel and its settlements,

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in Anathoth, Nob, Ananiah;

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in Anathoth, Nob and Ananiah,

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in Hazor, Ramah, Gittaim;

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in Hazor, Ramah and Gittaim,