The Koine Bible

And the leaders of the people sat in Jerusalem, and the rest of the people cast lots, to bring one from the ten to dwell in Jerusalem, the holy city, and nine parts in the cities

And the people blessed all the men who were willing to dwell in Jerusalem.

And these are the chiefs of the country who sat in Jerusalem and in the cities of Judah; each man sat in his possession in their cities, Israel, the priests and the Levites and the Nethinim and the sons of the servants of Solomon.

And in Jerusalem they sat down, from the sons of Judah and from the sons of Benjamin, from the sons of Judah: Athaia son of Azaia son of Zacharia son of Amaria son of Saphatia son of Malelēl, and from the sons of Pharez

and Maasia son of Baruch son of Chalaza son of Ozia son of Adaia son of Jorib son of Thesia son of the Sheloni

All the sons of Phares, who were dwelling in Jerusalem, were four hundred sixty-eight men of strength.

And these were the sons of Benjamin: Selo, son of Mesulam, son of Joad, son of Phadaia, son of Kolia, son of Masaia, son of Aithiel, son of Iesia.

And after him Gevi Shel, nine hundred twenty-eight.

And Joel son of Zechri was overseer over them, and Judas son of Asana, second over the city.

from the priests, and Jadaiah son of Joiarib, Jachin

Seraiah son of Hilkiah son of Meshullam son of Zadok son of Meraioth son of Ahitub, before the house of God

And their brothers, doing the work of the house: Amasi son of Zacharias son of Phassour son of Melchia

Heads of fathers’ houses, two hundred forty-two, and Amessai son of Esdriel

And his brothers, mighty men of battle, one hundred and twenty-eight, and over them was the overseer Badiel.

And from the Levites, Shemaiah son of Ashub son of Ezri

and Mattaniah son of Micah and Obed son of Samui

two hundred and eighty-four

And the gatekeepers, Akkub, Telamim, and their brothers, one hundred seventy-two

and the overseer of the Levites, Uzzi son of Bani, son of Hashabiah, son of Micah, from the sons of Asaph, the singers before the work of the house of God

for the command of the king is upon them

and Pethaiah son of Beseza, at the king’s hand for every matter concerning the people

and toward the camps in their field, and from the sons of Judah they settled in Kiriath-arba

and in Jesus

and in Beer-sheba

and their settlements, Lachish, and its fields, and they encamped in Beersheba

And the sons of Benjamin, from Gaba, Machmas.

and from the Levites, portions of Judah to Benjamin