New Living Translation

New King James Version

The People Occupy Jerusalem

The leaders of the people were living in Jerusalem, the holy city. 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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The People Dwelling in Jerusalem

Now the leaders of the people dwelt at Jerusalem; the rest of the people cast lots to bring one out of ten to dwell in Jerusalem, the holy city, and nine-tenths were to dwell in other cities.

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And the people commended everyone who volunteered to resettle in Jerusalem.

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And the people blessed all the men who willingly offered themselves to dwell at Jerusalem.

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Here is a list of the names of the provincial officials who came to live in 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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These are the heads of the province who dwelt in Jerusalem. (But in the cities of Judah everyone dwelt in his own possession in their cities — Israelites, priests, Levites, Nethinim, and descendants of Solomon’s servants.)

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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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Also in Jerusalem dwelt some of the children of Judah and of the children of Benjamin.
The children of Judah: Athaiah the son of Uzziah, the son of Zechariah, the son of Amariah, the son of Shephatiah, the son of Mahalalel, of the children of Perez;

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Also 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.a

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and Maaseiah the son of Baruch, the son of Col-Hozeh, the son of Hazaiah, the son of Adaiah, the son of Joiarib, the son of Zechariah, the son of Shiloni.

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There were 468 descendants of Perez who lived in Jerusalem — all outstanding men.

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All the sons of Perez who dwelt at Jerusalem were four hundred and sixty-eight valiant men.

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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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And these are the sons of Benjamin: 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;

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After him were Gabbai and Sallai and a total of 928 relatives.

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and after him Gabbai and Sallai, nine hundred and twenty-eight.

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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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Joel the son of Zichri was their overseer, and Judah the son of [a]Senuah was second over the city.

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From the priests:
Jedaiah son of Joiarib; Jakin;

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Of the priests: Jedaiah the son of Joiarib, and Jachin;

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

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Also 822 of their associates, who worked at the Temple. Also Adaiah son of Jeroham, son of Pelaliah, son of Amzi, son of Zechariah, son of Pashhur, son of Malkijah,

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Their brethren who did the work of the house were eight hundred and twenty-two; and Adaiah the son of Jeroham, the son of Pelaliah, the son of Amzi, the son of Zechariah, the son of Pashhur, the son of Malchijah,

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along with 242 of his associates, who were heads of their families. Also Amashsai son of Azarel, son of Ahzai, son of Meshillemoth, son of Immer,

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and his brethren, heads of the fathers’ houses, were two hundred and forty-two; and Amashai the son of Azarel, the son of Ahzai, the son of Meshillemoth, the son of Immer,

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and 128 of hisb outstanding associates. Their chief officer was Zabdiel son of Haggedolim.

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and their brethren, mighty men of valor, were one hundred and twenty-eight. Their overseer was Zabdiel [b]the son of one of the great men.

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From the Levites:
Shemaiah son of Hasshub, son of Azrikam, son of Hashabiah, son of Bunni.

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Also of the Levites: Shemaiah the son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Bunni;

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Also Shabbethai and Jozabad, who were in charge of the work outside the Temple of God.

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Shabbethai and Jozabad, of the heads of the Levites, had the oversight of the business outside of the [c]house of God;

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Also Mattaniah son of Mica, son of Zabdi, a descendant of Asaph, who led in thanksgiving and prayer. Also Bakbukiah, who was Mattaniah’s assistant, and Abda son of Shammua, son of Galal, son of Jeduthun.

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Mattaniah the son of [d]Micha, the son of Zabdi, the son of Asaph, the leader who began the thanksgiving with prayer; Bakbukiah, the second among his brethren; and Abda the son of Shammua, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun.

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In all, there were 284 Levites in the holy city.

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

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From the gatekeepers:
Akkub, Talmon, and 172 of their associates, who guarded the gates.

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Moreover the gatekeepers, Akkub, Talmon, and their brethren who kept the gates, were one hundred and seventy-two.

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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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And the rest of Israel, of the priests and Levites, were in all the cities of Judah, everyone in his inheritance.

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The Temple servants, however, whose leaders were Ziha and Gishpa, all lived on the hill of Ophel.

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But the Nethinim dwelt in Ophel. And Ziha and Gishpa were over the Nethinim.

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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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Also the overseer of the Levites at Jerusalem was Uzzi the son of Bani, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Micha, of the sons of Asaph, the singers in charge of the [e]service of the [f]house of God.

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Their daily responsibilities were carried out according to the terms of a royal command.

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For it was the king’s command concerning them that a [g]certain portion should be for the singers, a quota day by day.

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Pethahiah son of Meshezabel, a descendant of Zerah son of Judah, was the royal adviser in all matters of public administration.

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Pethahiah the son of Meshezabel, of the children of Zerah the son of Judah, was the[h] king’s deputy in all matters concerning the people.

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As for the surrounding villages with their open fields, some of the people of Judah lived in Kiriath-arba with its settlements, Dibon with its settlements, and Jekabzeel with its villages.

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The People Dwelling Outside Jerusalem

And as for the villages with their fields, some of the children of Judah dwelt in Kirjath Arba and its villages, Dibon and its villages, Jekabzeel and its villages;

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They also lived in Jeshua, Moladah, Beth-pelet,

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in Jeshua, Moladah, Beth Pelet,

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Hazar-shual, Beersheba with its settlements,

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Hazar Shual, and Beersheba and its villages;

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Ziklag, and Meconah with its settlements.

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in Ziklag and Meconah and its villages;

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They also lived in En-rimmon, Zorah, Jarmuth,

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in En Rimmon, Zorah, Jarmuth,

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Zanoah, and Adullam with their surrounding villages. They also lived in Lachish with its nearby fields and Azekah with its surrounding villages. So the people of Judah were living all the way from Beersheba in the south to the valley of Hinnom.

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Zanoah, Adullam, and their villages; in Lachish and its fields; in Azekah and its villages. They dwelt from Beersheba to the Valley of Hinnom.

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Some of the people of Benjamin lived at Geba, Micmash, Aija, and Bethel with its settlements.

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Also the children of Benjamin from Geba dwelt in Michmash, Aija, and Bethel, and their villages;

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They also lived in Anathoth, Nob, Ananiah,

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in Anathoth, Nob, Ananiah;

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Hazor, Ramah, Gittaim,