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1 And the chiefs of the people dwelt in Jerusalem. And the rest of the people cast lots, to bring one of [every] ten to dwell in Jerusalem the holy city, and nine-tenths in the [other] cities.
2 And the people blessed all the men that volunteered to dwell in Jerusalem.
3 Now these [are] the chiefs of the province who dwelt in Jerusalem, and in the cities of Judah; [every] man dwelt in his possession in their cities: Israel, the priests, and the Levites, and the Nethinim, and the children of the servants of Solomon.
4 And there dwelt in Jerusalem [some] of the children of Judah, and of the children of Benjamin. Of the children of Judah; Athaiah son of Uzziah, the son of Zechariah, the son of Amariah, the son of Shephatiah, the son of Mahalalel, and [some] of the sons of Perez;
5 and Maaseiah son of Baruch, son of Col-Hozeh, son of Hazaiah, son of Adaiah, son of Joarib, son of Zechariah, son of Shiloni.
6 All the sons of Perez who dwelt in Jerusalem [were] four hundred and sixty-eight men of might.
7 And these [were] the children of Benjamin: Sallu son of Meshullam, son of Joed, son of Pedaiah, son of Kolaiah, son of Maaseiah, son of Ithiel, son of Jeshaiah.
8 And after him Gabbai, Sallai, nine hundred and twenty-eight.
9 And Joel son of Zichri [was] overseer over them: and Judah son of Senuah was second in the city.
10 Of the priests: both Jedaiah son of Joiarib, and Jachin.
11 Seraiah, son of Hilkiah, son of Meshullam, son of Zadok, son of Maraioth, son of Ahitub, was over the house of God.
12 And their brothers doing the work of the house were eight hundred and twenty-two; and Adaiah son of Jeroham, son of Pelaliah, son of Amzi, son of Zechariah, son of Pashhur, son of Malchijah,
13 and his brothers, chiefs of families, two hundred and forty-two: and Amashai son of Azarel, son of Meshillemoth, son of Immer,
14 and his brothers, mighty men of war, a hundred and twenty-eight: and [their] overseer [was] Zabdiel son of [one of the] great men.
15 And of the Levites: Shemaiah, son of Hasshub,
16 [This translation omits this verse.]
17 Matthaniah son of Micha, and Jobeb son of Samui,
18 two hundred and eighty-four.
19 And the porters: Akkub, Talmon, and their brothers, a hundred and seventy-two.
20 [This translation omits this verse.]
21 [This translation omits this verse.]
22 And the overseer of the Levites [was] the son of Bani, son of Uzzi, son of Hashabiah, the son of Micha. Of the sons of Asaph the singers [some were] over the house of God,
23 for so was the king's commandment concerning them.
24 And Pethahiah son of Baseza was in attendance on the king in every matter for the people,
25 and with regard to villages in their country district. And [some] of the children of Judah dwelt in Kirjath Arba,
26 and in Jeshua,
27 and in Beersheba.
28 [This translation omits this verse.]
29 [This translation omits this verse.]
30 And their villages [were] Lachish and her lands: and they pitched their tents in Beersheba.
31 And the children of Benjamin [dwelt] from Gibeah [to] Michmash.
32 [This translation omits this verse.]
33 [This translation omits this verse.]
34 [This translation omits this verse.]
35 [This translation omits this verse.]
36 And of the Levites there were divisions to Judah [and] to Benjamin.
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