Septuagint Bible w/ Apocrypha LXX
New Revised Standard w/ Apocrypha NRSA
1 And the chiefs of the people dwelt in Jerusalem: and the rest of the people cast lots, to bring one of ten to dwell in Jerusalem the holy city, and nine parts in the cities.
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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 the holy city Jerusalem, while nine-tenths remained in the other towns.
2 And the people blessed all the men that volunteered to dwell in Jerusalem.
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And the people blessed all those who willingly offered to live in Jerusalem.
3 Now these the chiefs of the province who dwelt in Jerusalem, and in the cities of Juda; man dwelt in his possession in their cities: Israel, the priests, and the Levites, and the Nathinim, and the children of the servants of Solomon.
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These are the leaders of the province who lived in Jerusalem; but in the towns of Judah all lived on their property in their towns: Israel, the priests, the Levites, the temple servants, and the descendants of Solomon's servants.
4 And there dwelt in Jerusalem of the children of Juda, and of the children of Benjamin. Of the children of Juda; Athaia son of Azia, the son of Zacharia, the son of Samaria, the son of Saphatia, the son of Maleleel, and of the sons of Phares;
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And in Jerusalem lived some of the Judahites and of the Benjaminites. Of the Judahites: Athaiah son of Uzziah son of Zechariah son of Amariah son of Shephatiah son of Mahalalel, of the descendants of Perez;
5 and Maasia son of Baruch, son of Chalaza, son of Ozia, son of Adaia, son of Joarib, son of Zacharias, son of Seloni.
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and Maaseiah son of Baruch son of Col-hozeh son of Hazaiah son of Adaiah son of Joiarib son of Zechariah son of the Shilonite.
6 All the sons of Phares who dwelt in Jerusalem four hundred and sixty-eight men of might.
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All the descendants of Perez who lived in Jerusalem were four hundred sixty-eight valiant warriors.
7 And these the children of Benjamin; Selo son of Mesulam, son of Joad, son of Phadaia, son of Coleia, son of Maasias, son of Ethiel, son of Jesia.
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And these are the Benjaminites: Sallu son of Meshullam son of Joed son of Pedaiah son of Kolaiah son of Maaseiah son of Ithiel son of Jeshaiah.
8 And after him Gebe, Seli, nine hundred and twenty-eight.
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And his brothers Gabbai, Sallai: nine hundred twenty-eight.
9 And Joel son of Zechri overseer over them: and Juda son of Asana was second in the city.
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Joel son of Zichri was their overseer; and Judah son of Hassenuah was second in charge of the city.
10 Of the priests: both Jadia son of Joarib, and Jachin.
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Of the priests: Jedaiah son of Joiarib, Jachin,
11 Saraia, son of Elchia, son of Mesulam, son of Sadduc, son of Marioth, son of Aetoth, was over the house of God.
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Seraiah son of Hilkiah son of Meshullam son of Zadok son of Meraioth son of Ahitub, officer of the house of God,
12 And their brethren doing the work of the house were eight hundred and twenty-two: and Adaia son of Jeroam, son of Phalalia, son of Amasi, son of Zacharia, son of Phassur, son of Melchia,
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and their associates who did the work of the house, eight hundred twenty-two; and Adaiah son of Jeroham son of Pelaliah son of Amzi son of Zechariah son of Pashhur son of Malchijah,
13 and his brethren, chiefs of families, two hundred and forty-two: and Amasia son of Esdriel, son of Mesarimith, son of Emmer,
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and his associates, heads of ancestral houses, two hundred forty-two; and Amashsai son of Azarel son of Ahzai son of Meshillemoth son of Immer,
14 and his brethren, mighty men of war, a hundred and twenty-eight: and overseer Badiel son of great men.
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and their associates, valiant warriors, one hundred twenty-eight; their overseer was Zabdiel son of Haggedolim.
15 And of the Levites; Samaia, son of Esricam,
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And of the Levites: Shemaiah son of Hasshub son of Azrikam son of Hashabiah son of Bunni;
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and Shabbethai and Jozabad, of the leaders of the Levites, who were over the outside work of the house of God;
17 Matthanias son of Micha, and Jobeb son of Samui,
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and Mattaniah son of Mica son of Zabdi son of Asaph, who was the leader to begin the thanksgiving in prayer, and Bakbukiah, the second among his associates; and Abda son of Shammua son of Galal son of Jeduthun.
18 two hundred and eighty-four.
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All the Levites in the holy city were two hundred eighty-four.
19 And the porters; Acub, Telamin, and their brethren, a hundred and seventy-two.
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The gatekeepers, Akkub, Talmon and their associates, who kept watch at the gates, were one hundred 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, all of them in their inheritance.
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But the temple servants lived on Ophel; and Ziha and Gishpa were over the temple servants.
22 And the overseer of the Levites the son of Bani, son of Ozi, son of Asabia, the son of Micha. Of the sons of Asaph the singers over the house of God,
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The overseer of the Levites in Jerusalem was Uzzi son of Bani son of Hashabiah son of Mattaniah son of Mica, of the descendants of Asaph, the singers, in charge of the work of the house of God.
23 For so was the king's commandment concerning them.
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For there was a command from the king concerning them, and a settled provision for the singers, as was required every day.
24 And Phathaia son of Baseza was in attendance on the king in every matter for the people,
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And Pethahiah son of Meshezabel, of the descendants of Zerah son of Judah, was at the king's hand in all matters concerning the people.
25 and with regard to villages in their country district: and of the children of Juda dwelt in Cariatharboc,
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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,
26 and in Jesu,
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and in Jeshua and in Moladah and Beth-pelet,
27 and in Bersabee:
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in Hazar-shual, in Beer-sheba and its villages,
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in Ziklag, in Meconah and its villages,
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in En-rimmon, in Zorah, in Jarmuth,
30 And their villages Lachis and her hands: and they pitched their tents in Bersabee.
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Zanoah, Adullam, and their villages, Lachish and its fields, and Azekah and its villages. So they camped from Beer-sheba to the valley of Hinnom.
31 And the children of Benjamin from Gabaa Machmas.
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The people of Benjamin also lived from Geba onward, at Michmash, Aija, Bethel and its villages,
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Anathoth, Nob, Ananiah,
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Hazor, Ramah, Gittaim,
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Hadid, Zeboim, Neballat,
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Lod, and Ono, the valley of artisans.
36 And of the Levites there were divisions to Juda to Benjamin.
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And certain divisions of the Levites in Judah were joined to Benjamin.
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