Most Popular Bible Verses in Nehemiah 11
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and their relatives who did the work at the temple: 822. Adaiah son of Jeroham, son of Pelaliah, son of Amzi, son of Zechariah, son of Pashhur, son of Malchijah
and his relatives, the leaders of families: 242. Amashsai son of Azarel, son of Ahzai, son of Meshillemoth, son of Immer,
Mattaniah son of Mica, son of Zabdi, son of Asaph, the leader who began the thanksgiving in prayer;
and Shabbethai and Jozabad, from the leaders of the Levites, who supervised the work outside the house of God;
The leader of the Levites in Jerusalem was Uzzi son of Bani, son of Hashabiah, son of Mattaniah, son of Mica, of the descendants of Asaph, who were singers for the service of God’s house.
The rest of Israel, the priests, and the Levites were in all the villages of Judah, each on his own inherited property.
The temple servants lived on Ophel;
The Levites:
Shemaiah son of Hasshub, son of Azrikam, son of Hashabiah, son of Bunni;
and their relatives, capable men: 128. Zabdiel son of Haggedolim, was their chief.
Now the leaders of the people stayed in Jerusalem,
These were Benjamin’s descendants:
Sallu son of Meshullam, son of Joed, son of Pedaiah, son of Kolaiah, son of Maaseiah, son of Ithiel, son of Jeshaiah,
while some of the descendants of Judah and Benjamin settled in Jerusalem):
Judah’s
Athaiah son of Uzziah, son of Zechariah, son of Amariah, son of Shephatiah, son of Mahalalel, of Perez’s descendants;
Pethahiah son of Meshezabel, of the descendants of Zerah
The priests:
Jedaiah son of Joiarib, Jachin, and
Joel son of Zichri was the officer over them, and Judah son of Hassenuah was second in command over the city.
and Maaseiah son of Baruch, son of Col-hozeh, son of Hazaiah, son of Adaiah, son of Joiarib, son of Zechariah, a descendant of the Shilonite.
These are the heads of the province who stayed in Jerusalem
There was, in fact, a command of the king regarding them, and an ordinance regulating
The total number of Perez’s descendants, who settled in Jerusalem, was 468 capable men.
As for the farming settlements with their fields:
Dibon
in Lachish
So they settled from Beer-sheba
Seraiah son of Hilkiah, son of Meshullam, son of Zadok, son of Meraioth, son of Ahitub, the chief official of God’s temple,
from Geba,
and Bethel