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The Book of Nehemiah 11

11 So the Israelite leaders settled in Jerusalem with their families. The rest of the people cast lots to select one family out of ten to live in Jerusalem. That was the city set apart for God. The remaining nine families lived in the other towns. 2 The people asked God to bless all those who volunteered to live in Jerusalem.

3 These are the names of the provincial officials who settled in Jerusalem. But in the towns of Judah, everyone lived on his own family property in their towns. This included the Israelites, the priests, the Levites, the temple servants, and the descendants of the servants of Solomon. 4 But some of the people of Judah and some of the people of Benjamin stayed and lived in Jerusalem.

Here are the names of the leaders who lived in Jerusalem.

From the descendants of Judah, one of them was Athaiah the son of Uzziah, the son of Zechariah, the son of Amariah, the son of Shephatiah, the son of Mahalalel, a descendant of Perez.

5 Another one was Maaseiah the son of Baruch, the son of Kol-Hozeh, the son of Hazaiah, the son of Adaiah, the son of Joiarib, the son of Zechariah, who was one of the descendants of Shelah. 6 Altogether 468 men who were descendants of Perez lived in the city of Jerusalem. These men were very brave and skilled in combat.

7 These are the descendants of Benjamin who decided to live in Jerusalem.

One of them was 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.

8 Two men who assisted him were Gabbai and Sallai. Altogether 928 people from the tribe of Benjamin settled in Jerusalem. 9 Their leader was Joel the son of Zichri. Judah the son of Hassenuah was the official who was second in command in Jerusalem.

10 The priests who settled in Jerusalem included Jedaiah the son of Joiarib, and Jachin. 11 Another priest was Seraiah the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub. He was in charge of the temple. 12 Another 822 of their associates settled in Jerusalem and performed work for the temple. Another priest who settled in Jerusalem was Adaiah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Pelaliah, the son of Amzi, the son of Zechariah, the son of Pashhur, the son of Malkijah. 13 Another 242 of his associates, including the leaders of their ancestral clans, settled in Jerusalem. Another priest who settled there was Amashsai the son of Azarel, the son of Ahzai, the son of Meshillemoth, the son of Immer. 14 Another 128 of their associates who were strong men settled in Jerusalem. Their leader was Zabdiel the son of Haggedolim.

15 One of the Levites who settled in Jerusalem was Shemaiah the son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Bunni. 16 Two others were Shabbethai and Jozabad, who supervised the work outside the temple and were leaders of the Levites. 17 Another Levite who settled in Jerusalem was Mattaniah, who directed the temple choir when they sang the prayers to thank God. He was the son of Mika, the son of Zabdi, the son of Asaph. His assistant choir director was Bakbukiah. Another Levite was Abda, the son of Shammua, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun. 18 Altogether, 284 Levites settled in Jerusalem, the city set apart for God.

19 The gatekeepers who settled in Jerusalem included Akkub, Talmon, and 172 of their associates who kept watch at the gates.

20 The rest of the Israelite people, including the priests and the Levites, all lived on their own property in all the other towns in Judea. 21 The temple workers lived on Ophel Hill in Jerusalem; and Ziha and Gishpa supervised them.

22 The man who supervised the Levites who lived in Jerusalem was Uzzi the son of Bani, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Mika. Uzzi was one of the descendants of Asaph. These were the singers responsible for the music in the temple services. 23 Now the king of Persia had said that his kingdom would provide support for the singers. The king had said to give them whatever they needed to maintain the singing in the temple services. 24 Pethahiah was the ambassador to the king of Persia for any matter pertaining to the Israelites. He was the son of Meshezabel, who was one of the descendants of Zerah, the son of Judah.

25 Some of the descendants of Judah did not settle in Jerusalem. They lived in towns and villages near their farms. These included the city of Kiriath-Arba and its neighboring villages, the city of Dibon and its neighboring villages, and the town of Jekabzeel and its neighboring villages. 26 Some descendants of Judah also lived in the town of Jeshua, the town of Moladah, the town of Beth-Pelet, 27 the town of Hazar-Shual, and the city of Beersheba and its neighboring villages. 28 Some also lived in the town of Ziklag, the town of Mekonah and its neighboring villages, 29 the town of En-Rimmon, the town of Zora, the town of Jarmuth, 30 the towns of Zanoah and Adullam and the nearby villages, the city of Lachish and the nearby farms, and the town of Azekah and the nearby villages.

All of those people settled in the territory of Judah, in the area between Beersheba in the south and the Valley of Hinnom in the north. 31 Some people who were descendants of Benjamin settled in these cities and towns: Geba, Michmas, Aija, Bethel and its neighboring villages, 32 Anathoth, Nob, Ananiah, 33 Hazor, Ramah, Gittaim, 34 Hadid, Zeboim, Neballat, 35 Lod, and Ono the Valley of Craftsmen. 36 Some Levites who had previously lived in the territory of Judah went and settled in the land that had belonged to the old tribe of Benjamin.

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