Nehemiah 11/נחמיה י״א

1The officers of the people settled in Jerusalem; the rest of the people cast lots for one out of ten to come and settle in the holy city of Jerusalem, and the other nine-tenths to stay in the towns.

2The people gave their blessing to all those who willingly settled in Jerusalem.

4while in Jerusalem some of the Judahites and some of the Benjaminites lived:Of the Judahites: Athaiah son of Uzziah son of Zechariah son of Amariah son of Shephatiah son of Mahalalel, of the clan of Perez,

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

6All the clan of Perez who were living in Jerusalem—468 able warriors.

7These are the Benjaminites: Sallu son of Meshullam son of Joed son of Pedaiah son of Kolaiah son of Maaseiah son of Ithiel son of Jesaiah.

8After him, Gabbai and Sallai—928.

9Joel son of Zichri was the official in charge of them, and Judah son of Hassenuah was the second-in-command of the city.

10Of the priests: Jedaiah son of Joiarib, Jachin,

11Seraiah son of Hilkiah son of Meshullam son of Zadok son of Meraioth son of Ahitub, chief officer of the House of God,

12and their brothers, who did the work of the House—822; and Adaiah son of Jeroham son of Pelaliah son of Amzi son of Zechariah son of Pashhur son of Malchijah,

13and his brothers, heads of clans—242; and Amashsai son of Azarel son of Ahzai son of Meshillemoth son of Immer,

14and their brothers, valorous warriors—128. Zabdiel son of Haggedolim was the official in charge of them.

15Of the Levites: Shemaiah son of Hasshub son of Azrikam son of Hashabiah son of Bunni,

16and Shabbethai and Jozabad of the heads of the Levites were in charge of the external work of the House of God.

17Mattaniah son of Micha son of Zabdi son of Asaph was the head; at prayer, he would lead off with praise; and Bakbukiah, one of his brothers, was his second-in-command; and Abda son of Shammua son of Galal son of Jeduthun.

18All the Levites in the holy city—284.

19And the gatekeepers: Akkub, Talmon, and their brothers, who stood watch at the gates—172.

20And the rest of the Israelites, the priests, and the Levites in all the towns of Judah [lived] each on his estate.

21The temple servants lived on the Ophel; Ziha and Gishpa were in charge of the temple servants.

22The overseer of the Levites in Jerusalem was Uzzi son of Bani son of Hashabiah son of Mattaniah son of Micha, of the Asaphite singers, over the work of the House of God.

23There was a royal order concerning them, a stipulation concerning the daily duties of the singers.

24Petahiah son of Meshezabel, of the sons of Zerah son of Judah, advised the king concerning all the affairs of the people.

25As concerns the villages with their fields: Some of the Judahites lived in Kiriath-arba and its outlying hamlets, in Dibon and its outlying hamlets, and in Jekabzeel and its villages;

26in Jeshua, in Moladah, and in Beth-pelet;

27in Hazar-shual, in Beer-sheba and its outlying hamlets;

28and in Ziklag and in Meconah and its outlying hamlets;

29in En-rimmon, in Zorah and in Jarmuth;

30Zanoah, Adullam, and their villages; Lachish and its fields; Azekah and its outlying hamlets. They settled from Beer-sheba to the Valley of Hinnom.

31The Benjaminites: from Geba, Michmash, Aija, and Bethel and its outlying hamlets;

32Anathoth, Nob, Ananiah,

33Hazor, Ramah, Gittaim,

34Hadid, Zeboim, Neballat,

35Lod, Ono, Ge-harashim.

36Some of the Judahite divisions of Levites were [shifted] to Benjamin.