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1 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.
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The leaders of the people lived in Jerusalem. The rest of the people cast lots to bring one out of ten to live in the holy city of Jerusalem, while the remaining nine stayed in the other towns.
2 And the people blessed all those who willingly offered to live in Jerusalem.
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The people blessed those who agreed to live in Jerusalem.
3 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.
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These are the leaders of the province who lived in Jerusalem; while the Israelites, the priests, the Levites, the temple servants, and the descendants of Solomon's servants lived in the towns of Judah on their own property in their towns.
4 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;
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Some of the descendants of Judah and Benjamin settled in Jerusalem. From the family of Judah: Athaiah son of Uzziah son of Zechariah son of Amariah son of Shephatiah son of Mahalalel of the family of Perez;
5 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.
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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 descendants of Perez who lived in Jerusalem were four hundred sixty-eight valiant warriors.
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All of the family of Perez who lived in Jerusalem totaled 468 courageous people.
7 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.
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From the family of Benjamin: Sallu son of Meshullam son of Joed son of Pedaiah son of Kolaiah son of Maaseiah son of Ithiel son of Jeshaiah.
8 And his brothers Gabbai, Sallai: nine hundred twenty-eight.
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And after him were Gabbai and Sallai: 928.
9 Joel son of Zichri was their overseer; and Judah son of Hassenuah was second in charge of the city.
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Joel son of Zichri was their supervisor, and Judah son of Hassenuah was second in charge of the city.
10 Of the priests: Jedaiah son of Joiarib, Jachin,
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Of the priests: Jedaiah son of Joiarib, Jachin,
11 Seraiah son of Hilkiah son of Meshullam son of Zadok son of Meraioth son of Ahitub, officer 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 the officer of God's house,
12 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,
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and their associates who carried out the work in the temple: 822. There was also Adaiah son of Jeroham son of Pelaliah son of Amzi son of Zechariah son of Pashhur son of Malchijah,
13 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,
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and his associates, heads of families: 242. There was also Amashsai son of Azarel son of Ahzai son of Meshillemoth son of Immer
14 and their associates, valiant warriors, one hundred twenty-eight; their overseer was Zabdiel son of Haggedolim.
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and their associates, for a total of 128 courageous people. Their supervisor was Zabdiel, Haggedolim's son.
15 And of the Levites: Shemaiah son of Hasshub son of Azrikam son of Hashabiah son of Bunni;
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Of the Levites: Shemaiah son of Hasshub son of Azrikam son of Hashabiah son of Bunni;
16 and Shabbethai and Jozabad, of the leaders of the Levites, who were over the outside work of the house of God;
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as well as Shabbethai and Jozabad, who were some of the leaders of the Levites in charge of the outside work on God's house;
17 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.
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also Mattaniah son of Mica son of Zabdi son of Asaph the leader who began the thanksgiving with prayer, and Bakbukiah, who was the second among his associates; and Abda son of Shammua son of Galal son of Jeduthun.
18 All the Levites in the holy city were two hundred eighty-four.
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All the Levites in the holy city totaled 284.
19 The gatekeepers, Akkub, Talmon and their associates, who kept watch at the gates, were one hundred seventy-two.
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The gatekeepers: Akkub, Talmon, and their associates who guarded the gates totaled 172.
20 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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The rest of Israel, the priests, and the Levites were in all the towns of Judah, each of them in their own property.
21 But the temple servants lived on Ophel; and Ziha and Gishpa were over the temple servants.
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But the temple servants lived in Ophel, with Ziha and Gishpa in charge of them.
22 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.
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The supervisor of the Levites in Jerusalem was Uzzi son of Bani son of Hashabiah son of Mattaniah son of Mica, from the family of Asaph, who were the singers in charge of the work of God's house.
23 For there was a command from the king concerning them, and a settled provision for the singers, as was required every day.
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There was a command from the king setting out the daily requirements of the singers.
24 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.
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Advising the king in all matters concerning the people was Pethahiah, Meshezabel's son, from the family of Zerah, Judah's son.
25 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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As for the villages with their fields, some of the people of Judah lived in Kiriath-arba and its villages, in Dibon and its villages, in Jekabzeel and its villages,
26 and in Jeshua and in Moladah and Beth-pelet,
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in Jeshua, in Moladah and Beth-pelet,
27 in Hazar-shual, in Beer-sheba and its villages,
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in Hazar-shual, in Beer-sheba and its villages,
28 in Ziklag, in Meconah and its villages,
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in Ziklag, in Meconah and its villages,
29 in En-rimmon, in Zorah, in Jarmuth,
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in En-rimmon, Zorah, Jarmuth,
30 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.
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Zanoah, Adullam, and their villages, Lachish and its fields, and Azekah and its villages. So they settled from Beer-sheba to the Hinnom Valley.
31 The people of Benjamin also lived from Geba onward, at Michmash, Aija, Bethel and its villages,
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The people of Benjamin also lived from beyond Geba, at Michmash, Aija, Bethel and its villages,
32 Anathoth, Nob, Ananiah,
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Anathoth, Nob, Ananiah,
33 Hazor, Ramah, Gittaim,
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Hazor, Ramah, Gittaim,
34 Hadid, Zeboim, Neballat,
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Hadid, Zeboim, Neballat,
35 Lod, and Ono, the valley of artisans.
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Lod, and Ono, the valley of artisans.
36 And certain divisions of the Levites in Judah were joined to Benjamin.
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Some divisions of the Levites in Judah were joined to Benjamin.
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