Neemias 11

¹ And the rulers of the people dwelt at Jerusalem: the rest of the people also cast lots,Because their enemies dwelt round about them, they provided that it might be replenished with men, and used this policy because there were few who offered themselves willingly.to bring one of ten to dwell in Jerusalem the holy city, and nine parts [to dwell] in [other] cities.

² And the people thanked all the men that were willing to dwell in Ierusalem.

³ These now are the chiefe of the prouince, that dwelt in Ierusalem, but in the cities of Iudah, euery one dwelt in his owne possession in their cities of Israel, the Priestes and the Leuites, and the Nethinims, and the sonnes of Salomons seruants.

⁴ And at Jerusalem dwelt [certain] of the children of Judah, and of the children of Benjamin. Of the children of Judah; Athaiah the son of Uzziah, the son of Zechariah, the son of Amariah, the son of Shephatiah, the son of Mahalaleel, of the children ofWhich came from Perez the son of Judah.Perez;

⁵ And Maaseiah the sonne of Baruch, the sonne of Col Hozeh, the sonne of Hazaiah, the sonne of Adaiah, the sonne of Ioiarib, the sonne of Zechariah, the sonne of Shiloni.

⁶ All the sonnes of Perez that dwelt at Ierusalem, were foure hundreth, three score & eight valiant men.

⁷ These also are the sonnes of Beniamin, Sallu, the sonne of Meshullam, the sonne of Ioed, the sonne of Pedaiah, the sonne of Kolaiah, the sonne of Maaseiah, the sonne of Ithiel, the sonne of Ieshaiah.

⁸ And after him Gabai, Sallai, nine hundreth and twentie and eight.

⁹ And Ioel the sonne of Zichri was gouernour ouer them: and Iudah, the sonne of Senuah was the second ouer the citie:

¹⁰ Of the Priestes, Iedaiah, the sonne of Ioiarib, Iachin.

¹¹ Seraiah the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub,That is, was the high priest.[was] the ruler of the house of God.

¹² And their brethrenThat served and ministered in the temple.that did the work of the house [were] eight hundred twenty and two: and Adaiah the son of Jeroham, the son of Pelaliah, the son of Amzi, the son of Zechariah, the son of Pashur, the son of Malchiah,

¹³ And his brethren, chiefe of the fathers, two hundreth and two and fourtie: and Amashsai the sonne of Azareel, the sonne of Ahazai, the sonne of Meshilemoth, the sonne of Immer:

¹⁴ And their brethren valiant men, an hundreth and eight and twentie: & their ouerseer was Zabdiel the sonne of Hagedolim.

¹⁵ And of the Leuites, Shemaiah, the sonne of Hashub, the sonne of Azrikam, the sonne of Hashabiah, the sonne of Bunni.

¹⁶ And Shabbethai, & Iozabad of the chiefe of the Leuites were ouer the workes of the house of God without.

¹⁷ And Mattaniah the son of Micha, the son of Zabdi, the son of Asaph, [was] the principal toThat is, he began the psalm and was the chanter.begin the thanksgiving in prayer: and Bakbukiah the second among his brethren, and Abda the son of Shammua, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun.

¹⁸ All the Leuites in the holy citie were two hundreth foure score and foure.

¹⁹ Moreover the porters, Akkub, Talmon, and their brethren that kept theMeaning of the temple.gates, [were] an hundred seventy and two.

²⁰ And theOf them who dwelt not in Jerusalem.residue of Israel, of the priests, [and] the Levites, [were] in all the cities of Judah, every one in his inheritance.

²¹ And the Nethinims dwelt in the fortres, & Ziha, and Gispa was ouer the Nethinims.

²² And the ouerseer of the Leuites in Ierusalem was Vzzi the sonne of Bani, the sonne of Ashabiah, the sonne of Mattaniah, the sonne of Micha: of the sonnes of Asaph singers were ouer the worke of the house of God.

²³ For it was the Kings commandement cocerning them, that faithfull prouision shoulde bee for the singers euery day.

²⁴ And Pethahiah the son of Meshezabeel, of the children of Zerah the son of Judah,Was chief about the king for all high affairs.[was] at the king's hand in all matters concerning the people.

²⁵ And in the villages in their landes, some of the children of Iudah dwelt in Kiriath-arba, and in the villages thereof, and in Dibon, and in the villages thereof, and in Iekabzeel. and in the villages thereof,

²⁶ And in Ieshua, and in Moladah, and in Beth palet,

²⁷ And in Hazer-shual, and in Beer-sheba, and in the villages thereof,

²⁸ And in Ziklag, and in Mechonah, and in the villages thereof,

²⁹ And in En-rimmon, and in Zareah, and in Iarmuth,

³⁰ Zanoah, Adullam, and in their villages, in Lachish, and in the fieldes thereof, at Azekah, and in the villages thereof: & they dwelt from Beer-sheba, vnto the valley of HinNumbers

³¹ And the sonnes of Beniamin from Geba, in Michmash, and Aiia, and Beth-el, and in the villages thereof,

³² Anathoth, Nob, Ananiah,

³³ Hazor, Ramah, Gittaim,

³⁴ Hadid, Zeboim, Nebalat,

³⁵ Lod and Ono, in the carpenters valley.

³⁶ And of the Leuites were diuisions in Iudah and in Beniamin.