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1[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 1Now the leaders of the people stayed in Jerusalem, and the rest of the people cast lots for one out of ten to come and live in Jerusalem, the holy city, while the other nine-tenths remained in their towns. |
2[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 2The people blessed all the men who volunteered to live in Jerusalem. |
3[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 3These are the heads of the province who stayed in Jerusalem (but in the villages of Judah each lived on his own property in their towns--the Israelites, priests, Levites, temple servants, and descendants of Solomon's servants-- |
4[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 4while some of the descendants of Judah and Benjamin settled in Jerusalem): Judah's descendants: Athaiah son of Uzziah, son of Zechariah, son of Amariah, son of Shephatiah, son of Mahalalel, of Perez's descendants; |
5[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 5and Maaseiah son of Baruch, son of Col-hozeh, son of Hazaiah, son of Adaiah, son of Joiarib, son of Zechariah, a descendant of the Shilonite. |
6[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 6The total number of Perez's descendants, who settled in Jerusalem, was 468 capable men. |
7[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 7These were Benjamin's descendants: Sallu son of Meshullam, son of Joed, son of Pedaiah, son of Kolaiah, son of Maaseiah, son of Ithiel, son of Jeshaiah, |
8[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 8and after him Gabbai and Sallai: 928. |
9[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 9Joel son of Zichri was the officer over them, and Judah son of Hassenuah was second in command over the city. |
10[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 10The priests: Jedaiah son of Joiarib, Jachin, and |
11[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 11Seraiah son of Hilkiah, son of Meshullam, son of Zadok, son of Meraioth, son of Ahitub, the chief official of God's temple, |
12[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 12and their relatives who did the work at the temple: 822. Adaiah son of Jeroham, son of Pelaliah, son of Amzi, son of Zechariah, son of Pashhur, son of Malchijah |
13[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 13and his relatives, the heads of families: 242. Amashsai son of Azarel, son of Ahzai, son of Meshillemoth, son of Immer, |
14[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 14and their relatives, capable men: 128. Zabdiel son of Haggedolim, was their chief. |
15[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 15The Levites: Shemaiah son of Hasshub, son of Azrikam, son of Hashabiah, son of Bunni; |
16[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 16and Shabbethai and Jozabad, from the heads of the Levites, who supervised the work outside the house of God; |
17[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 17Mattaniah son of Mica, son of Zabdi, son of Asaph, the one who began the thanksgiving in prayer; Bakbukiah, second among his relatives; and Abda son of Shammua, son of Galal, son of Jeduthun. |
18[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 18All the Levites in the holy city:284 |
19[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 19The gatekeepers: Akkub, Talmon, and their relatives, who guarded the city gates: 172. |
20[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 20The rest of Israel, the priests, and the Levites were in all the villages of Judah, each on his own inherited property. |
21[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 21The temple servants lived on Ophel; Ziha and Gishpa supervised the temple servants. |
22[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 22The leader of the Levites in Jerusalem was Uzzi son of Bani, son of Hashabiah, son of Mattaniah, son of Mica, of the descendants of Asaph, who were singers for the service of God's house. |
23[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 23There was, in fact, a command of the king regarding them, and an ordinance regulating the singers' daily tasks. |
24[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 24Pethahiah son of Meshezabel, of the descendants of Zerah son of Judah, was the king's agent in every matter concerning the people. |
25[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 25As for the farming settlements with their fields: Some of Judah's descendants lived in Kiriath-arba and Dibon and their surrounding villages, and Jekabzeel and its settlements; |
26[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 26in Jeshua, Moladah, Beth-pelet, |
27[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 27Hazar-shual, and Beer-sheba and its surrounding villages; |
28[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 28in Ziklag and Meconah and its surrounding villages; |
29[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 29in En-rimmon, Zorah, Jarmuth, and |
30[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 30Zanoah and Adullam with their settlements; in Lachish with its fields and Azekah and its surrounding villages. So they settled from Beer-sheba to Hinnom Valley. |
31[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 31Benjamin's descendants: from Geba, Michmash, Aija, and Bethel and its surrounding villages, |
32[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 32Anathoth, Nob, Ananiah, |
33[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 33Hazor, Ramah, Gittaim, |
34[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 34Hadid, Zeboim, Neballat, |
35[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 35Lod, and Ono, in Craftsmen's Valley. |
36[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 36Some of the Judean divisions of Levites were in Benjamin. |
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