Nehemiah 11

1 The leaders of the people were already living in Jerusalem. The rest of the people cast lots to bring one out of ten to come and live in Jerusalem, the holy city, while the other nine would stay in their own cities.

And the rulers of the people were living in Jerusalem: the rest of the people made selection, by the decision of chance, of one out of every ten to be living in Jerusalem, the holy town; the other nine to go to the other towns.

2 Everyone praised those who were willing to move to Jerusalem.

And the people gave a blessing to all the men who were freely offering to take up their places in Jerusalem.

3 This is a list of the leaders of the province who came to live in Jerusalem. (Most of the Israelites lived on their own property in the towns of Judah. This included the priests, the Levites, the Temple servants, and the descendants of Solomon's servants who lived in their home towns.

Now these are the chiefs of the divisions of the country who were living in Jerusalem: but in the towns of Judah everyone was living on his heritage in the towns, that is, Israel, the priests, the Levites, the Nethinim, and the children of Solomon's servants.

4 However, some of the people of Judah and Benjamin moved to Jerusalem.) From the tribe of Judah: Athaiah the son of Uzziah, son of Zechariah, son of Amariah, son of Shephatiah, son of Mahalalel, of the sons of Perez;

And in Jerusalem there were living certain of the children of Judah and of Benjamin. Of the children 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 children of Perez;

5 and Maaseiah, son of Baruch, son of Col-hozeh, son of Hazaiah, son of Adaiah, son of Joiarib, son of Zechariah, a descendant of Shelah.

And 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.

6 The total of the sons of Perez who lived in Jerusalem was 468 men of ability.

All the sons of Perez living in Jerusalem were four hundred and sixty-eight men of good position.

7 From the tribe of Benjamin: Sallu, son of Meshullam, son of Joed, son of Pedaiah, son of Kolaiah, son of Maaseiah, son of Ithiel, son of Jeshaiah,

And 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.

8 and after him Gabbai and Sallai, a total of 928.

And after him Gabbai, Sallai, nine hundred and twenty-eight.

9 Joel son of Zichri was the officer in charge of them, and Judah son of Hassenuah was in second-in-command of the city.

And Joel, the son of Zichri, was their overseer; and Judah, the son of Hassenuah, was second over the town.

10 From the priests: Jedaiah, son of Joiarib, Jachin;

Of the priests: Jedaiah, the son of Joiarib, Jachin,

11 Seraiah, son of Hilkiah, son of Meshullam, son of Zadok, son of Meraioth, son of Ahitub, chief administrator of the Temple of God,

Seraiah, the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, the ruler of the house of God,

12 and their fellow priests who served at the Temple, a total of 822; Adaiah son of Jeroham, son of Pelaliah, son of Amzi, son of Zechariah, son of Pashhur, son of Malchijah,

And their brothers who did the work of the house, eight hundred and twenty-two; 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,

13 and those who worked with him, family leaders, a total of 242; and Amashsai, son of Azarel, son of Ahzai, son of Meshillemoth, son of Immer,

And his brothers, heads of families, two hundred and forty-two; and Amashsai, the son of Azarel, the son of Ahzai, the son of Meshillemoth, the son of Immer,

14 and those who worked with him, a total of 128 strong warriors. Zabdiel, son of Haggedolim, was in charge of them.

And their brothers, men of war, a hundred and twenty-eight; and their overseer was Zabdiel, the son of Haggedolim.

15 From the Levites: Shemaiah, son of Hasshub, son of Azrikam, son of Hashabiah, son of Bunni;

And of the Levites: Shemaiah, the son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Bunni,

16 and Shabbethai and Jozabad, Levite leaders who were in charge of the outside work of God's Temple;

And Shabbethai and Jozabad, of the chiefs of the Levites, who were responsible for the outside business of the house of God;

17 Mattaniah, son of Mica, son of Zabdi, son of Asaph, who led out in giving thanks and praise; and Bakbukiah, who was second; and Abda, son of Shammua, son of Galal, son of Jeduthun.

And Mattaniah, the son of Mica, the son of Zabdi, the son of Asaph, who had to give the first note of the song of praise in prayer, and Bakbukiah, the second among his brothers, and Abda, the son of Shammua, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun.

18 The total number of priests in the holy city was 284.

All the Levites in the holy town were two hundred and eighty-four.

19 The gatekeepers: Akkub, Talmon, and their fellow workers, who guarded the gates: a total of 172.

In addition the door-keepers, Akkub, Talmon, and their brothers who kept watch at the doors, were a hundred and seventy-two.

20 The other Israelites, with rest of the priests and Levites, lived in their home towns in Judah, each on their own property.

And the rest of Israel, of the priests, the Levites, were in all the towns of Judah, every one in his heritage.

21 The Temple servants lived on the hill of Ophel. Ziha and Gishpa were in charge of them.

But the Nethinim were living in the Ophel; and Ziha and Gishpa were over the Nethinim.

22 The one in charge of the Levites in Jerusalem was Uzzi, son of Bani, son of Hashabiah, son of Mattaniah, son of Mica, one of Asaph's descendants, the singers who led the service in God's Temple.

And the overseer of the Levites at Jerusalem was Uzzi, the son of Bani, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Mica, of the sons of Asaph, the music-makers, who was over the business of the house of God.

23 They had specific orders from the king who had instructed them to perform a daily service.

For there was an order from the king about them and a regular amount for the music-makers, for their needs day by day.

24 Pethahiah, son of Meshezabel, a descendant of Zerah, son of Judah, was the king's advisor on all things relating to the Israelites.

And Pethahiah, the son of Meshezabel, of the sons of Zerah, the son of Judah, was the king's servant in everything to do with the people.

25 Regarding the villages with their nearby fields: some of the people of Judah lived in Kiriath-arba, Dibon, and Jekabzeel, and their smaller settlements;

And for the daughter-towns with their fields, some of the men of Judah were living in Kiriath-arba and its daughter-towns, and in Dibon and its daughter-towns, and in Jekabzeel and its daughter-towns,

26 in Jeshua, Moladah, and Beth-pelet;

And in Jeshua, and in Moladah, and Beth-pelet,

27 in Hazar-shual, in Beersheba with its settlements,

And in Hazar-shual, and in Beer-sheba and its daughter-towns,

28 in Ziklag, in Mekonah and its settlements,

And in Ziklag, and in Meconah and its daughter-towns,

29 in En-rimmon, in Zorah, in Jarmuth,

And in En-rimmon, and in Zorah, and in Jarmuth,

30 Zanoah, Adullam, and their villages, Lachish and its fields, and Azekah and its settlements. They lived all the way from Beersheba to the Valley of Hinnom.

Zanoah, Adullam and their daughter-towns, Lachish and its fields, Azekah and its daughter-towns. So they were living from Beer-sheba to the valley of Hinnom.

31 The people of Benjamin from Geba lived in Michmash, Aija, and Bethel and its settlements,

And the children of Benjamin were living from Geba, at Michmash and Aija, and at Beth-el and its daughter-towns,

32 in Anathoth, Nob, Ananiah,

At Anathoth, Nob, Ananiah,

33 Hazor, Ramah, Gittaim,

Hazor, Ramah, Gittaim,

34 Hadid, Zeboim, Neballat,

Hadid, Zeboim, Neballat,

35 Lod, Ono, and in the Valley of Craftsmen.

Lod and Ono, the valley of expert workers.

36 Some divisions of the Levites of Judah also settled in Benjamin.

And of the Levites, certain divisions in Judah were joined to Benjamin.