Nehemiah 11:1-24 - The Leaders And Servants In Jerusalem
1 And the rulers of the people dwelt at Jerusalem. But the other people cast lots therefore, so that among ten one part went to Jerusalem into the holy city to dwell, and nine parts in the cities. 2 And the people thanked all the men that were willingly to dwell at Jerusalem.
3 These are the heads of the land that dwelt at Jerusalem and in the cities of Judah; And every one dwelt in his possession, and in their cities of Israel, the priests, Levites, the Nethinims, and the children of Solomon's servants. 4 And at Jerusalem dwelt certain of the children of Judah and 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 of Perez; 5 And Maaseiah the son of Baruch, the son of Colhozeh, the son of Hazaiah, the son of Adaiah, the son of Joiarib, the son of Zechariah, the son of Shiloni. 6 All the children of Perez that dwelt at Jerusalem were four hundred and eight and threescore valiant men.
7 These are the children 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. 8 And after him, Gabbai, Sallai, nine hundred and eight and twenty. 9 And Joel the son of Zichri had the oversight of them: and Judah the son of Senuah over the second part of the city.
10 Of the priests there dwelt: Jedaiah the son of Joiarib, Jachin, 11 Seraiah the son of Hilkiah the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, was prince in the house of God: 12 and his brethren that performed the work in the house, of whom there were eight hundred 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, 13 and his brethren, chief among the fathers: of whom there were two hundred and two and forty. And Amahsai the son of Azarel, the son of Ahzai, the son of Meshillemoth, the son of Immer: 14 and his brethren were valiant men, of whom there were a hundred and eight and twenty. And their overseer was Zabdiel, the son of Haggedolim.
15 Of the Levites: Shemaiah the son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Bunni: 16 and Shabbethai and Jozabad, of the chief of the Levites, in the outward business of the house of God. 17 And Mattaniah the son of Mica, the son of Zabdi, the son of Asaph, which was the principal to begin the thanksgiving unto 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 Levites in the holy city were two hundred and four and fourscore.
19 And the porters, Akkub, Talmon, and their brethren that kept the ports, were a hundred and two and seventy.
20 As for the residue of Israel, the priests, and Levites: they were in all the cities of Judah, every one in his inheritance. 21 And the Nethinims dwelt in Ophel: and Ziha and Gishpa belonged to the Nethinims.
22 The overseer of the Levites at Jerusalem, was Uzzi the son of Bani, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Mica. Of the children of Asaph, there were singers about the business in the house of God: 23 For it was the king's commandment concerning them, that the singers should deal faithfully every day as according was. 24 And Pethahiah the son of Meshezabel, of the children of Zerah the son of Judah, next to the king in all matters concerning the people
1 These are the priests and Levites that went up with Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and with Jeshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra, 2 Amariah, Malluch, Hattush, 3 Shecaniah, Rehum, Meremoth, 4 Iddo, Ginnethoi, Abijah, 5 Mijamin, Maadiah, Bilgah, 6 Shemaiah, and Joiarib and Jedaiah, 7 Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah. These were the heads among the priests and their brethren in the time of Jeshua.
8 The Levites were these: Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah, over the office of thanksgiving, they and their brethren: 9 Bakbukiah and Unni, and their brethren, were about them in the watches. 10 Jeshua begat Joiakim, Joiakim begat Eliashib, Eliashib begat Joiada. 11 Joiada begat Jonathan, Jonathan begat Jaddua.
12 And in the time of Joiakim were these the chief fathers among the priests: under Seraiah was Meraiah; under Jeremiah was Hananiah; 13 under Ezra, Meshullam; under Amariah, Jehohanan; 14 under Malluchi, Jonathan; under Shebaniah, Joseph; 15 under Harim, Adna; under Meraioth, Helkai; 16 under Iddo, Zechariah; under Ginnethon, Meshullam; 17 under Abijah, Zichri; under Miniamin and Moadiah Piltai; 18 under Bilgah, Shammua; under Shemaiah, Jehonathan; 19 under Joiarib, Mattenai; under Jedaiah, Uzzi; 20 under Sallai, Kallai; under Amok, Eber; 21 under Hilkiah, Hashabiah; under Jedaiah, Nethanel.
22 And in the time of Eliashib, Joiada, Johanan and Jaddua, were the chief fathers among the Levites and the priests written under the reign of Darius the Persian. 23 The children of Levi the principal fathers were written in the Chronicles, until the time of Jonathan the son of Eliashib. 24 And these were the chief among the Levites: Hashabiah, Sherebiah and Jeshua the son of Kadmiel, and their brethren over against them, to give praise and thanks, according as David the man of God had ordained it, one watch over against another. 25 Mattaniah, Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, and Akkub were porters in the watch at the thresholds of the gates. 26 These were in the time of Joiakim the son of Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and in the time of Nehemiah the captain and of the priest Ezra the scribe.