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1 The leaders of Israel lived in Jerusalem. But the rest of the people threw lots to choose one person out of every ten to come and live in Jerusalem, the holy city. The other nine could stay in their own cities.
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The leaders of the people took up residence in Yerushalayim; while the rest of the people cast lots to bring one-tenth of them to live in Yerushalayim the holy city, with the other nine-tenths in the other cities.
2 The people blessed those who volunteered to live in Jerusalem.
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The people blessed all those who volunteered to live in Yerushalayim.
3 These are the area leaders who lived in Jerusalem. (Some people lived on their own land in the cities of Judah. These included Israelites, priests, Levites, Temple servants, and descendants of Solomon's servants.
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In the cities of Y'hudah, everyone lived on his own property - the people of Isra'el, the cohanim, the L'vi'im, the temple servants and the descendants of Shlomo's servants. But the leaders of the province lived in Yerushalayim.
4 Others from the families of Judah and Benjamin lived in Jerusalem.) These are the descendants of Judah who moved into Jerusalem. There was Athaiah son of Uzziah. (Uzziah was the son of Zechariah, the son of Amariah. Amariah was the son of Shephatiah, the son of Mahalalel. Mahalalel was a descendant of Perez.)
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Some of those living in Yerushalayim were from people of Y'hudah, and others were from people of Binyamin. Those from the people of Y'hudah were: 'Atayah the son of 'Uziyah, the son of Z'kharyah, the son of Amaryah, the son of Sh'fatyah, the son of Mahalal'el, from the descendants of Peretz;
5 There was also Masseiah son of Baruch. (Baruch was the son of Col-Hozeh, the son of Hazaiah. Hazaiah was the son of Adaiah, the son of Joiarib. Joiarib was the son of Zechariah, a descendant of Shelah.)
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and Ma'aseiyah the son of Barukh, the son of Kol-Hozeh, the son of Hazayah, the son of 'Adayah, the son of Yoyariv, the son of Z'kharyah, who belonged to the family of Shelah.
6 All the descendants of Perez who lived in Jerusalem totaled 468 men. They were soldiers.
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The total number of descendants of Peretz living in Yerushalayim was 468 courageous men.
7 These are descendants of Benjamin who moved into Jerusalem. There was Sallu son of Meshullam. (Meshullam was the son of Joed, the son of Pedaiah. Pedaiah was the son of Kolaiah, the son of Maaseiah. Maaseiah was the son of Ithiel, the son of Jeshaiah.)
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These are the people of Binyamin: Salu the son of Meshulam, the son of Yo'ed, the son of P'dayah, the son of Kolayah, the son of Ma'aseiyah, the son of Iti'el, the son of Yesha'yah.
8 Following him were Gabbai and Sallai, for a total of 928 men.
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After him: Gabai, Salai; 928 in all.
9 Joel son of Zicri was appointed over them, and Judah son of Hassenuah was second in charge of the new area of the city.
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Yo'el the son of Zikhri was their overseer, and Y'hudah the son of Hasnu'ah was second in charge of the city.
10 These are the priests who moved into Jerusalem. There was Jedaiah son of Joiarib, Jakin,
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From the cohanim: Y'da'yah the son of Yoyariv, Yakhin,
11 and Seraiah son of Hilkiah, the supervisor in the Temple. (Hilkiah was the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok. Zadok was the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub.)
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S'rayah the son of Hilkiyah, the son of Meshulam, the son of Tzadok, the son of M'rayot, the son of Achituv, the supervisor of the house of God,
12 And there were others with them who did the work for the Temple. All together there were 822 men. Also there was Adaiah son of Jeroham. (Jeroham was the son of Pelaliah, the son of Amzi. Amzi was the son of Zechariah, the son of Pashhur. Pashhur was the son of Malkijah.)
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and their kinsmen who did the work for the house; in all 822; and 'Adayah the son of Yerocham, the son of P'lalyah, the son of Amtzi, the son of Z'kharyah, the son of Pash'chur, the son of Malkiyah;
13 And there were family heads with him. All together there were 242 men. Also there was Amashsai son of Azarel. (Azarel was the son of Ahzai, the son of Meshillemoth. Meshillemoth was the son of Immer.)
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with his kinsmen, heads of fathers' clans, 242; and 'Amash'sai the son of 'Azar'el, the son of Achzai, the son of Meshillemot, the son of Immer;
14 And there were brave men with Amashsai. All together there were 128 men. Zabdiel son of Haggedolim was appointed over them.
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with his kinsmen, courageous men, 128; their overseer was Zavdi'el the son of HaG'dolim.
15 These are the Levites who moved into Jerusalem. There was Shemaiah son of Hasshub. (Hasshub was the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah. Hashabiah was the son of Bunni.)
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From the L'vi'im: Sh'ma'yah the son of Hashuv, the son of 'Azrikam, the son of Hashavyah, the son of Buni,
16 And there were Shabbethai and Jozabad, two of the leaders of the Levites who were in charge of the work outside the Temple.
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and Shabtai and Yozavad, from the leaders of the L'vi'im, who were in charge of external affairs for the house of God;
17 There was Mattaniah son of Mica. (Mica was the son of Zabdi, the son of Asaph.) Mattaniah was the director who led the people in thanksgiving and prayer. There was Bakbukiah, who was second in charge over his fellow Levites. And there was Abda son of Shammua. (Shammua was the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun.)
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and Matanyah the son of Mikha, the son of Zavdi, the son of Asaf, the leader who began the thanksgiving prayer; and Bakbukyah, the second among his kinsmen; and 'Avda the son of Shamua, the son of Galal, the son of Y'dutun.
18 All together 284 Levites lived in the holy city of Jerusalem.
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All the L'vi'im in the holy city numbered 284.
19 The gatekeepers who moved into Jerusalem were Akkub, Talmon, and others with them. There was a total of 172 men who guarded the city gates.
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The gatekeepers: 'Akuv, Talmon and their kinsmen, who kept watch at the gates, numbered 172.
20 The other Israelites, priests, and Levites lived on their own land in all the cities of Judah.
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The rest of Isra'el, [the rest of] the cohanim and [the rest of] the L'vi'im were in all the cities of Y'hudah, each on his own property.
21 The Temple servants lived on the hill of Ophel, and Ziha and Gishpa were in charge of them.
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The temple servants lived in the 'Ofel; Tzicha and Gishpa were in charge of the temple servants.
22 Uzzi son of Bani was appointed over the Levites in Jerusalem. (Bani was the son of Hashabiah, the son of Mattaniah. Mattaniah was the son of Mica.) Uzzi was one of Asaph's descendants, who were the singers responsible for the service of the Temple.
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The overseer of the L'vi'im in Yerushalayim was 'Uzi the son of Bani, the son of Hashavyah, the son of Matanyah, the son of Mikha, from the descendants of Asaf the singers; [he was] in charge of the work of the house of God.
23 The singers were under the king's orders, which regulated them day by day.
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For they were subject to the king's orders; and there was a fixed schedule for the singers, assigning them their daily duties.
24 Pethahiah son of Meshezabel was the king's spokesman. (Meshezabel was a descendant of Zerah, the son of Judah.)
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P'tachyah the son of Mesheizav'el, from the descendants of Zerach the son of Y'hudah, was the king's deputy in all affairs concerning the people.
25 Some of the people of Judah lived in villages with their surrounding fields. They lived in Kiriath Arba and its surroundings, in Dibon and its surroundings, in Jekabzeel and its surroundings,
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As for the villages and their surrounding fields: some of the people of Y'hudah lived in Kiryat-Arba and its villages, in Divon and its villages, in Y'kabze'el and its villages,
26 in Jeshua, Moladah, Beth Pelet,
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in Yeshua, in Moladah, in Beit-Pelet,
27 Hazar Shual, Beersheba and its surroundings,
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in Hatzar-Shu'al and its villages, in Be'er-Sheva and its villages,
28 in Ziklag and Meconah and its surroundings,
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in Ziklag, in M'khonah and its villages,
29 in En Rimmon, Zorah, Jarmuth,
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in 'Ein-Rimmon, in Tzor'ah, in Yarmut,
30 Zanoah, Adullam and their villages, in Lachish and the fields around it, and in Azekah and its surroundings. So they settled from Beersheba all the way to the Valley of Hinnom.
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Zanoach, Adulam and their villages, in Lakhish and its surrounding fields, and in 'Azekah and its villages. Thus they occupied the territory from Be'er-Sheva as far as the Hinnom Valley.
31 The descendants of the Benjaminites from Geba lived in Micmash, Aija, Bethel and its surroundings,
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The people of Binyamin lived from Geva onward, in Mikhmas and 'Ayah, in Beit-El and its villages,
32 in Anathoth, Nob, Ananiah,
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and in 'Anatot, Nov, 'Ananyah,
33 Hazor, Ramah, Gittaim,
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Hatzor, Ramah, Gittayim,
34 Hadid, Zeboim, Neballat,
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Hadid, Tzvo'im, N'valat,
35 Lod, Ono, and in the Valley of the Craftsmen.
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Lud, Ono and Gei-Harashim.
36 Some groups of the Levites from Judah settled in the land of Benjamin.
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Of the L'vi'im, some divisions from Y'hudah settled in Binyamin.
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