Nehemiah 11 :: Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Time Passes; Heads of Provinces

Neh 11:1And 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.

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Neh 11:2And the people gave a blessing to all the men who were freely offering to take up their places in Jerusalem.

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Neh 11:3Now 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.

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Neh 11:4And 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;

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Neh 11:5And 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.

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Neh 11:6All the sons of Perez living in Jerusalem were four hundred and sixty-eight men of good position.

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Neh 11:7And 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.

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Neh 11:8And after him Gabbai, Sallai, nine hundred and twenty-eight.

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Neh 11:9And Joel, the son of Zichri, was their overseer; and Judah, the son of Hassenuah, was second over the town.

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Neh 11:10Of the priests: Jedaiah, the son of Joiarib, Jachin,

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Neh 11:11Seraiah, 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,

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Neh 11:12And 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,

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Neh 11:13And 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,

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Neh 11:14And their brothers, men of war, a hundred and twenty-eight; and their overseer was Zabdiel, the son of Haggedolim.

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Neh 11:15And of the Levites: Shemaiah, the son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Bunni,

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Neh 11:16And Shabbethai and Jozabad, of the chiefs of the Levites, who were responsible for the outside business of the house of God;

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Neh 11:17And 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.

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Neh 11:18All the Levites in the holy town were two hundred and eighty-four.

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Neh 11:19In addition the door-keepers, Akkub, Talmon, and their brothers who kept watch at the doors, were a hundred and seventy-two.

Outside Jerusalem

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Neh 11:20And the rest of Israel, of the priests, the Levites, were in all the towns of Judah, every one in his heritage.

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Neh 11:21But the Nethinim were living in the Ophel; and Ziha and Gishpa were over the Nethinim.

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Neh 11:22And 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.

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Neh 11:23For there was an order from the king about them and a regular amount for the music-makers, for their needs day by day.

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Neh 11:24And 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.

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Neh 11:25And 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,

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Neh 11:26And in Jeshua, and in Moladah, and Beth-pelet,

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Neh 11:27And in Hazar-shual, and in Beer-sheba and its daughter-towns,

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Neh 11:28And in Ziklag, and in Meconah and its daughter-towns,

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Neh 11:29And in En-rimmon, and in Zorah, and in Jarmuth,

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Neh 11:30Zanoah, 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.

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Neh 11:31And the children of Benjamin were living from Geba, at Michmash and Aija, and at Beth-el and its daughter-towns,

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Neh 11:32At Anathoth, Nob, Ananiah,

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Neh 11:33Hazor, Ramah, Gittaim,

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Neh 11:34Hadid, Zeboim, Neballat,

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Neh 11:35Lod and Ono, the valley of expert workers.

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Neh 11:36And of the Levites, certain divisions in Judah were joined to Benjamin.