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1 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 heads of the people dwell in Jerusalem, and the rest of the people have caused to fall lots to bring in one out of ten to dwell in Jerusalem the holy city, and nine parts in the cities,
2 The people commended all who volunteered to live in Jerusalem.
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and the people give a blessing to all the men who are offering themselves willingly to dwell in Jerusalem.
3 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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And these [are] heads of the province who have dwelt in Jerusalem, and in cities of Judah, they have dwelt each in his possession in their cities; Israel, the priests, and the Levites, and the Nethinim, and the sons of the servants of Solomon.
4 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 in Jerusalem have dwelt of the sons of Judah, and of the sons of Benjamin. Of the sons of Judah: Athaiah son of Uzziah, son of Zechariah, son of Amariah, son of Shephatiah, son of Mahalaleel, of the sons of Perez;
5 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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and Masseiah son of Baruch, son of Col-Hozeh, son of Hazaiah, son of Adaiah, son of Joiarib, son of Zechariah, son of Shiloni;
6 The descendants of Perez who lived in Jerusalem totaled 468 men of standing.
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all the sons of Perez who are dwelling in Jerusalem [are] four hundred sixty and eight, men of valour.
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,
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And these [are] sons of Benjamin: Sallu son of Meshullam, son of Joed, son of Pedaiah, son of Kolaiah, son of Maaseiah, son of Ithiel, son of Jesaiah;
8 and his followers, Gabbai and Sallai—928 men.
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and after him Gabbai, Sallai, nine hundred twenty and eight.
9 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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And Joel son of Zichri [is] inspector over them, and Judah son of Senuah [is] over the city -- second.
10 From the priests: Jedaiah; the son of Joiarib; Jakin;
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Of the priests: Jedaiah son of Joiarib, Jachin,
11 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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Seraiah son of Hilkiah, son of Meshullam, son of Zadok, son of Meraioth, son of Ahitub, leader of the house of God,
12 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 their brethren doing the work of the house [are] eight hundred twenty and two; and Adaiah son of Jeroham, son of Pelaliah, son of Amzi, son of Zechariah, son of Pashhur, son of Malchiah,
13 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 his brethren, heads of fathers, two hundred forty and two; and Amashsai son of Azareel, son of Ahazai, son of Meshillemoth, son of Immer,
14 and his associates, who were men of standing—128. Their chief officer was Zabdiel son of Haggedolim.
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and their brethren, mighty of valour, a hundred twenty and eight; and an inspector over them [is] Zabdiel, son of [one of] the great men.
15 From the Levites: Shemaiah son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Bunni;
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And of the Levites: Shemaiah son of Hashub, son of Azrikam, son of Hashabiah, son of Bunni,
16 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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and Shabbethai, and Jozabad, [are] over the outward work of the house of God, of the heads of the Levites,
17 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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and Mattaniah son of Micha, son of Zabdi, son of Asaph, [is] head -- at the commencement he giveth thanks in prayer; and Bakbukiah [is] second among his brethren, and Abda son of Shammua, son of Galal, son of Jeduthun.
18 The Levites in the holy city totaled 284.
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All the Levites, in the holy city, [are] two hundred eighty and four.
19 The gatekeepers: Akkub, Talmon and their associates, who kept watch at the gates—172 men.
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And the gatekeepers, Akkub, Talmon, and their brethren, those watching at the gates, [are] a hundred seventy and two.
20 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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And the rest of Israel, of the priests, of the Levites, [are] in all cities of Judah, each in his inheritance;
21 The temple servants lived on the hill of Ophel, and Ziha and Gishpa were in charge of them.
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and the Nethinim are dwelling in Ophel, and Ziha and Gishpa [are] over the Nethinim.
22 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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And the overseer of the Levites in Jerusalem [is] Uzzi son of Bani, son of Hashabiah, son of Mattaniah, son of Micha: of the sons of Asaph, the singers [are] over-against the work of the house of God,
23 The musicians were under the king’s orders, which regulated their daily activity.
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for the command of the king [is] upon them, and support [is] for the singers, a matter of a day in its day.
24 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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And Pethahiah son of Meshezabeel, of the sons of Zerah, son of Judah, [is] by the hand of the king, for every matter of the people.
25 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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And at the villages with their fields, of the sons of Judah there have dwelt, in Kirjath-Arba and its small towns, and in Dibon and its small towns, and in Jekabzeel and its villages,
26 in Jeshua, in Moladah, in Beth Pelet,
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and in Jeshua, and in Moladah, and in Beth-Phelet,
27 in Hazar Shual, in Beersheba and its settlements,
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and in Hazar-Shaul, and in Beer-Sheba and its small towns,
28 in Ziklag, in Mekonah and its settlements,
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and in Ziklag, and in Mekonah and in its small towns,
29 in En Rimmon, in Zorah, in Jarmuth,
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and En-Rimmon, and in Zareah, and in Jarmuth,
30 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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Zanoah, Adullam, and their villages, Lachish and its fields, Azekah and its small towns; and they encamp from Beer-Sheba unto the valley of Hinnom.
31 The descendants of the Benjamites from Geba lived in Mikmash, Aija, Bethel and its settlements,
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And sons of Benjamin [are] at Geba, Michmash, and Aija, and Beth-El, and its small towns,
32 in Anathoth, Nob and Ananiah,
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Anathoth, Nob, Ananiah,
33 in Hazor, Ramah and Gittaim,
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Hazor, Ramah, Gittaim,
34 in Hadid, Zeboim and Neballat,
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Hadid, Zeboim, Neballat,
35 in Lod and Ono, and in Ge Harashim.
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Lod, and Ono, the valley of the artificers.
36 Some of the divisions of the Levites of Judah settled in Benjamin.
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And of the Levites, the courses of Judah [are] for Benjamin.
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