October 12 (Nehemiah 11:1–13:31)

Now the leaders of the people lived

in Jerusalem, and the rest of the people cast lots to bring one out of ten to live in Jerusalem, the holy city, while nine out of ten remained in the other towns.

And the people blessed all the men who willingly offered to live in Jerusalem.

These are the chiefs of the province who lived in Jerusalem.

But in the towns of Judah, everyone lived on his property in their towns.

Israel, the priests, the Levites, the temple servants, and the descendants of Solomon's servants.

And in Jerusalem lived certain of the sons of Judah and of the sons of Benjamin, of the sons of Judah, of Thea, the son of Uzziah, son of Zechariah, son of Amariah, son of Shephetiah, son of Mahalalel, of the sons of Perez, and Maaseah, the son of Barak, son of Kohozah, son of Haziah, son of Edeah, son of Jorib, son of Zechariah, son of the Shilonite.

All the sons of Perez who lived in Jerusalem were 468 valiant men.

And these are the sons of Benjamin, Salu, the son of Meshulam, son of Joed, son of Pidei, son of Kolei.

son of Maaseah, son of Ithiel, son of Jeshea and his brothers, men of Allah, 928.

Joel, the son of Zichriah, was the overseer, and Judah, the son of Hasenuah, was second over the city.

Of the priests, Judeah, the son of Joarib, Jachin, Sereah, the son of Hilkiah, son of Mishalem, son of Zadok, son of Meraoth, son of Ahitub, ruler of the house of God, and their brothers who did the work of the house, 822.

And Adaiah, the son of Jeroham, son of Peleliah, son of Amzi, son of Zechariah, son of Pasher, son of Malchijah, and his brothers, heads of father's houses, 242.

And Amashai, the son of Azariel, son of Uzziah, son of Meshillamoth, son of Emer, and their brothers, mighty men of valor, 128.

The overseer was Zabdiel, the son of Hagidolim, and of the Levites, Shemaiah, the son of Hashub, son of Azrakam,

son

of Hashabiah, son of Bunai, and Shabithai, and Josabath, of the chiefs of the Levites, who were over the outside work of the house of God.

And Mattaniah, the son of Micah, son of Zabdi, son of Asaph, who was the leader of the praise, who gave thanks.

And Bakbukiah, the second among his brothers.

And Abda, the son of Shamuah, son of Gelao, son of Jeduthun.

All the Levites in the holy city were 284.

The gatekeepers, Aqab, Talmud, and their brothers, who kept watch at the gates, were 172.

And the rest of Israel, and of the priests and the Levites, were in all the towns of Judah, every one in his inheritance.

But the temple servants lived on Ophel, and Zihah and Gishpah were over the temple servants.

The overseer of the Levites in Jerusalem was Uzziah, the son of Benai, son of Hashabiah, son of Mataniah, son of Micah, of the sons of Asaph, the singers, over the work of the house of God.