Nehemiah 11:1-18 ▼

1 And the leaders of the people dwelt in Jerusalem, and the rest of the people caused lots to fall to bring one out of ten to dwell in Jerusalem, the holy city, and nine hands in the cities.

2 And the people gave a blessing to all the men who freely offered to dwell in Jerusalem.

3 And these are the heads of the province who dwelt in Jerusalem, and they dwelt in the cities of Judah, each man on his property in their cities—Israel, the priests, and the Levites, and the Nethinim, and the sons of the servants of Solomon—

4 and in Jerusalem some dwelt from the sons of Judah and from the sons of Benjamin. From the sons of Judah: Athaiah son of Uzziah, son of Zechariah, son of Amariah, son of Shephatiah, son of Mahalalel, from the sons of Perez;

5 and Maaseiah son of Baruch, son of Col-hozeh, son of Hazaiah, son of Adaiah, son of Joiarib, son of Zechariah, son of the Shilonite.

6 All the sons of Perez who dwelt in Jerusalem were four hundred sixty-eight men of valor.

7 And these are the sons of Benjamin: Sallu son of Meshullam, son of Joed, son of Pedaiah, son of Kolaiah, son of Maaseiah, son of Ithiel, son of Jeshaiah.

8 And after him Gabbai and Sallu—nine hundred twenty-eight.

9 And Joel son of Zichri the officer over them, and Judah son of Hassenuah was over the Mishneh of the city.

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

11 Seraiah son of Hilkiah, son of Meshullam, son of Zadok, son of Meraioth, son of Ahitub, leader of the house of God.

12 And their brothers doing the work for the house—eight hundred twenty-two; and Adaiah son of Jeroham, son of Pelaliah, son of Amzi, son of Zechariah, son of Pashhur, son of Malchijah,

13 and his brothers, the heads of fathers—two hundred forty-two; and Amashai son of Azarel, son of Ahzai, son of Meshillemoth, son of Immer,

14 and his brothers, mighty men of valor—a hundred twenty-eight. And the officer over them was Zabdiel son of Haggedolim.

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

16 and Shabbethai and Jozabad were over the outside work for the house of God, from the heads of the Levites;

17 and Mattaniah son of Micah, son of Zabdi, son of Asaph, the head of the beginning, who gives thanks in prayer; and Bakbukiah the second among his brothers; and Abda son of Shammua, son of Galal, son of Jeduthun.

18 All the Levites in the holy city were two hundred eighty-four.