Nehemiah 11
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Nehemiah 11:3-36

31Now these are the heads of the provinces who lived in Jerusalem, but in the cities of Judah 2each lived on his own property in their cities--the 3Israelites, the priests, the Levites, the 45temple servants, and the 67descendants of Solomon’s servants. 4Some of the sons of Judah and some of the sons of Benjamin lived in Jerusalem. From the sons 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 sons of Perez; 5and 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 the Shilonite. 6All the sons of Perez who lived in Jerusalem were 468 able men.

7Now 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; 8and after him Gabbai and Sallai, 928. 9Joel the son of Zichri was their overseer, and Judah the son of Hassenuah was second 8in command of the city.

10From the priests: Jedaiah the son of Joiarib, Jachin, 11Seraiah the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, the overseer of the house of God, 12and their kinsmen who did the work of the 9temple, 822; 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, 13and his kinsmen, heads of fathers’ households, 242; and Amashsai the son of Azarel, the son of Ahzai, the son of Meshillemoth, the son of Immer, 14and their brothers, valiant warriors, 128. And their overseer was Zabdiel, the son of 10Haggedolim.

15Now from the Levites: Shemaiah the son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Bunni; 16and Shabbethai and Jozabad, from the 11leaders of the Levites, who were 12in charge of 13the outside work of the house of God; 17and Mattaniah the son of Mica, the son of 14Zabdi, the son of Asaph, who was the 15leader in beginning the thanksgiving at prayer, and Bakbukiah, the second among his kinsmen; and 16Abda the son of 17Shammua, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun. 18All the Levites in 18the holy city were 284.

19Also the gatekeepers: Akkub, Talmon, and their kinsmen who kept watch at the gates, were 172. 20The rest of Israel, of the priests and of the Levites, were in all the cities of Judah, each 19on his own inheritance. 21But 20the temple servants were living in Ophel, and Ziha and Gishpa were 21in charge of the temple servants.

22Now 22the overseer of the Levites in Jerusalem was Uzzi the son of Bani, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Mica, from the sons of Asaph, who were the singers for the 23service of the house of God. 2324For there was a commandment from the king concerning them and a royal command for the singers 25day by day. 24And Pethahiah the son of Meshezabel, of the sons 26of Zerah the son of Judah, was the 27king’s 28representative for every matter concerning the people.

25Now as for the villages with their fields, some of the sons of Judah lived in 29Kiriath-arba and its 30towns, in 31Dibon and its 32towns, and in Jekabzeel and its villages, 26and in Jeshua, in Moladah, and Beth-pelet, 27and in Hazar-shual, in Beersheba and its towns, 28and in Ziklag, in Meconah and in its towns, 29and in En-rimmon, in Zorah, and in Jarmuth, 30Zanoah, Adullam, and their villages, Lachish and its fields, Azekah and its towns. So they camped from Beersheba as far as the Valley of Hinnom. 31The sons of Benjamin also lived from Geba onward, at Michmash and Aija, at Bethel and its towns, 32at Anathoth, Nob, Ananiah, 33Hazor, Ramah, Gittaim, 34Hadid, Zeboim, Neballat, 35Lod, and Ono, the Valley of Craftsmen. 36And from the Levites, some divisions in Judah belonged to Benjamin.

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Notes

  1. 1. Nehemiah 11:3 1 Chr 9:2-34 ↩
  2. 2. Nehemiah 11:3 Neh 7:73; 11:20 ↩
  3. 3. Nehemiah 11:3 Lit Israel ↩
  4. 4. Nehemiah 11:3 Heb Nethinim ↩
  5. 5. Nehemiah 11:3 Ezra 2:43 ↩
  6. 6. Nehemiah 11:3 Lit sons ↩
  7. 7. Nehemiah 11:3 Neh 7:57 ↩
  8. 8. Nehemiah 11:9 Lit over ↩
  9. 9. Nehemiah 11:12 Lit house ↩
  10. 10. Nehemiah 11:14 Or the great ones ↩
  11. 11. Nehemiah 11:16 Lit heads ↩
  12. 12. Nehemiah 11:16 Lit over ↩
  13. 13. Nehemiah 11:16 1 Chr 26:29 ↩
  14. 14. Nehemiah 11:17 In 1 Chr 9:15, Zichri ↩
  15. 15. Nehemiah 11:17 Lit head ↩
  16. 16. Nehemiah 11:17 In 1 Chr 9:16, Obadiah ↩
  17. 17. Nehemiah 11:17 In 1 Chr 9:16, Shemaiah ↩
  18. 18. Nehemiah 11:18 Neh 11:1 ↩
  19. 19. Nehemiah 11:20 Neh 11:3 ↩
  20. 20. Nehemiah 11:21 Neh 3:26 ↩
  21. 21. Nehemiah 11:21 Lit over ↩
  22. 22. Nehemiah 11:22 Neh 11:9, 14 ↩
  23. 23. Nehemiah 11:22 Or work ↩
  24. 24. Nehemiah 11:23 Ezra 6:8; 7:20 ↩
  25. 25. Nehemiah 11:23 Neh 12:47 ↩
  26. 26. Nehemiah 11:24 Gen 38:30 ↩
  27. 27. Nehemiah 11:24 1 Chr 18:17 ↩
  28. 28. Nehemiah 11:24 Lit hand ↩
  29. 29. Nehemiah 11:25 Josh 14:15 ↩
  30. 30. Nehemiah 11:25 Lit daughters, and so throughout the ch ↩
  31. 31. Nehemiah 11:25 Josh 13:9, 17 ↩
  32. 32. Nehemiah 11:25 Lit daughters, and so throughout the ch ↩

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