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| | Neh 11:1 | Now the leaders of the people were living in Jerusalem, the holy city, at this time. A tenth of the people from the other towns of Judah and Benjamin were chosen by sacred lots to live there, too, while the rest stayed where they were.
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| | Neh 11:2 | And the people commended everyone who volunteered to resettle in Jerusalem.
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| | Neh 11:3 | Here is a list of the names of the provincial officials who came to Jerusalem. Most of the people, priests, Levites, Temple servants, and descendants of Solomon's servants continued to live in their own homes in the various towns of Judah,
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| | Neh 11:4 | but some of the people from Judah and Benjamin resettled in Jerusalem. From the tribe of Judah: Athaiah son of Uzziah, son of Zechariah, son of Amariah, son of Shephatiah, son of Mahalalel, of the family of Perez;
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| | Neh 11:5 | and Maaseiah son of Baruch, son of Col-hozeh, son of Hazaiah, son of Adaiah, son of Joiarib, son of Zechariah, of the family of Shelah.
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| | Neh 11:6 | There were also 468 descendants of Perez who lived in Jerusalem--all outstanding men.
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| | Neh 11:7 | 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;
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| | Neh 11:8 | and after him there were Gabbai and Sallai, and a total of 928 relatives.
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| | Neh 11:9 | Their chief officer was Joel son of Zicri, who was assisted by Judah son of Hassenuah, second-in-command over the city.
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| | Neh 11:10 | From the priests: Jedaiah son of Joiarib; Jakin;
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| | Neh 11:11 | and Seraiah son of Hilkiah, son of Meshullam, son of Zadok, son of Meraioth, son of Ahitub, the supervisor of the Temple of God;
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| | Neh 11:12 | together with 822 of their associates, who worked at the Temple. Also, there was Adaiah son of Jeroham, son of Pelaliah, son of Amzi, son of Zechariah, son of Pashhur, son of Malkijah;
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| | Neh 11:13 | and 242 of his associates, who were heads of their families. There were also Amashsai son of Azarel, son of Ahzai, son of Meshillemoth, son of Immer;
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| | Neh 11:14 | and 128 of his outstanding associates. Their chief officer was Zabdiel son of Haggedolim.
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| | Neh 11:15 | From the Levites: Shemaiah son of Hasshub, son of Azrikam, son of Hashabiah, son of Bunni;
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| | Neh 11:16 | Shabbethai and Jozabad, who were in charge of the work outside the Temple of God;
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| | Neh 11:17 | Mattaniah son of Mica, son of Zabdi, a descendant of Asaph, who opened the thanksgiving services with prayer; Bakbukiah, who was Mattaniah's assistant; and Abda son of Shammua, son of Galal, son of Jeduthun.
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| | Neh 11:18 | In all, there were 284 Levites in the holy city.
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| | Neh 11:19 | From the gatekeepers: Akkub, Talmon, and 172 of their associates, who guarded the gates.
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| | Neh 11:20 | The other priests, Levites, and the rest of the Israelites lived wherever their family inheritance was located in any of the towns of Judah.
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| | Neh 11:21 | However, the Temple servants, whose leaders were Ziha and Gishpa, all lived on the hill of Ophel.
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| | Neh 11:22 | The chief officer of the Levites in Jerusalem was Uzzi son of Bani, son of Hashabiah, son of Mattaniah, son of Mica, a descendant of Asaph, whose family served as singers at God's Temple.
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| | Neh 11:23 | They were under royal orders, which determined their daily activities.
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| | Neh 11:24 | Pethahiah son of Meshezabel, a descendant of Zerah son of Judah, was the king's agent in all matters of public administration.
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| | Neh 11:25 | Some of the people of Judah lived in Kiriath-arba with its villages, Dibon with its villages, and Jekabzeel with its villages.
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| | Neh 11:26 | They also lived in Jeshua, Moladah, Beth-pelet,
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| | Neh 11:27 | Hazar-shual, Beersheba with its villages,
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| | Neh 11:28 | Ziklag, and Meconah with its villages.
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| | Neh 11:29 | They were also in En-rimmon, Zorah, Jarmuth,
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| | Neh 11:30 | Zanoah, and Adullam with their villages. They were also in Lachish and its nearby fields and Azekah with its surrounding villages. So the people of Judah were living all the way from Beersheba to the valley of Hinnom.
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| | Neh 11:31 | Some of the people of Benjamin lived at Geba, Micmash, Aija, and Bethel with its surrounding villages.
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| | Neh 11:32 | They were also in Anathoth, Nob, Ananiah,
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| | Neh 11:33 | Hazor, Ramah, Gittaim,
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| | Neh 11:34 | Hadid, Zeboim, Neballat,
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| | Neh 11:35 | Lod, Ono, and the Valley of Craftsmen.
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| | Neh 11:36 | Some of the Levites who lived in Judah were sent to live with the tribe of Benjamin.
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