Nehemiah 11 :: New International Version (NIV)

The New Residents of Jerusalem

Neh 11:1Now 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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Neh 11:2The people commended all who volunteered to live in Jerusalem.

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Neh 11:3These 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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Neh 11:4while 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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Neh 11:5and 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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Neh 11:6The descendants of Perez who lived in Jerusalem totaled 468 men of standing.

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Neh 11:7From 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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Neh 11:8and his followers, Gabbai and Sallai—928 men.

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Neh 11:9Joel son of Zikri was their chief officer, and Judah son of Hassenuah was over the New Quarter of the city.

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Neh 11:10From the priests:Jedaiah; the son of Joiarib; Jakin;

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Neh 11:11Seraiah 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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Neh 11:12and 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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Neh 11:13and 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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Neh 11:14and his[fn] associates, who were men of standing—128. Their chief officer was Zabdiel son of Haggedolim.

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

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Neh 11:16Shabbethai 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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Neh 11:17Mattaniah 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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Neh 11:18The Levites in the holy city totaled 284.

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Neh 11:19The gatekeepers:Akkub, Talmon and their associates, who kept watch at the gates—172 men.

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Neh 11:20The 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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Neh 11:21The temple servants lived on the hill of Ophel, and Ziha and Gishpa were in charge of them.

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Neh 11:22The 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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Neh 11:23The musicians were under the king’s orders, which regulated their daily activity.

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Neh 11:24Pethahiah 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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Neh 11:25As 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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Neh 11:26in Jeshua, in Moladah, in Beth Pelet,

Neh 11:27

Neh 11:27in Hazar Shual, in Beersheba and its settlements,

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Neh 11:28in Ziklag, in Mekonah and its settlements,

Neh 11:29

Neh 11:29in En Rimmon, in Zorah, in Jarmuth,

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Neh 11:30Zanoah, 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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Neh 11:31The descendants of the Benjamites from Geba lived in Mikmash, Aija, Bethel and its settlements,

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Neh 11:32in Anathoth, Nob and Ananiah,

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Neh 11:33in Hazor, Ramah and Gittaim,

Neh 11:34

Neh 11:34in Hadid, Zeboim and Neballat,

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Neh 11:35in Lod and Ono, and in Ge Harashim.

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Neh 11:36Some of the divisions of the Levites of Judah settled in Benjamin.

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The New Residents of Jerusalem

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