CHAPTER 11
Now the leaders
of the people
settled
in Jerusalem,
and the rest
of the people
cast
lots
to bring
one
out
of ten
to live
in the holy
city
of Jerusalem,
while
the remaining nine
were to dwell in their own cities.
These
are the heads
of the provinces
who
settled
in Jerusalem
(but in the villages
of Judah
each
lived
on his own property
in their towns—
the Israelites,
priests,
Levites,
temple servants,
and descendants
of Solomon’s
servants—
while some of the descendants
of Judah
and Benjamin
settled
in Jerusalem.)
From the descendants
of Judah:
Athaiah
son
of Uzziah,
the son
of Zechariah,
the son
of Amariah,
the son
of Shephatiah,
the son
of Mahalalel,
a descendant
of Perez;
and Maaseiah
son
of Baruch,
the son
of Col-hozeh,
the son
of Hazaiah,
the son
of Adaiah,
the son
of Joiarib,
the son
of Zechariah,
a descendant
of Shelah.
From
the descendants
of Benjamin:
Sallu
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,
Joel
son
of Zichri
was the officer
over them,
and Judah
son
of Hassenuah
was over
the city's
second district.
Seraiah
son
of Hilkiah,
the son
of Meshullam,
the son
of Zadok,
the son
of Meraioth,
the son
of Ahitub,
the chief official
of the house
of God,
and their associates
who did
the work
at the temple—
822 men;
Adaiah
son
of Jeroham,
the son
of Pelaliah,
the son
of Amzi,
the son
of Zechariah,
the son
of Pashhur,
the son
of Malchijah
and his associates,
the leaders
of families—
242 men;
and Amashai
son
of Azarel,
the son
of Ahzai,
the son
of Meshillemoth,
the son
of Immer,
From
the Levites:
Shemaiah
son
of Hasshub,
the son
of Azrikam,
the son
of Hashabiah,
the son
of Bunni;
Shabbethai
and Jozabad,
two leaders
of the Levites,
who supervised
the work
outside
the house
of God;
Mattaniah
son
of Mica,
the son
of Zabdi,
the son
of Asaph,
who led
in thanksgiving
and prayer;
Bakbukiah,
second
among his associates;
and Abda
son
of Shammua,
the son
of Galal,
the son
of Jeduthun.
The rest
of the Israelites,
with the priests
and Levites,
were in all
the villages
of Judah,
each
on his own inheritance.
Now the overseer
of the Levites
in Jerusalem
was Uzzi
son
of Bani,
the son
of Hashabiah,
the son
of Mattaniah,
the son
of Mica.
He was one of Asaph's
descendants,
who were the singers
in charge
of the service
of the house
of God.
For
there was a command
from the king
concerning the singers,
an ordinance
regulating
their
daily
activities.
Pethahiah
son
of Meshezabel,
a descendant
of Zerah
son
of Judah,
was the king’s
agent
in every
matter
concerning the people.
As for
the villages
with their fields,
some of the people
of Judah
lived
in Kiriath-arba,
Dibon,
and Jekabzeel,
and their villages;
Zanoah,
and Adullam,
with their villages;
in Lachish
with its fields
and Azekah
and its villages.
So they settled
from
Beersheba
all the way to
the Valley
of Hinnom.