2 Esdras 11

¹And the Princes of the people dwelt in Jerusalem: but the rest of the people cast lots, to take one part of ten that should dwell in Jerusalem the holy city, and nine parts in the cities.

²And the people blessed all the men that had voluntarily offered themselves to dwell in Jerusalem.

³These therefore are the Princes of the Province, which dwelt in Jerusalem, and in the cities of Juda. And every one dwelt in his possession, in their cities, Israel, the Priests, the Levites, the Nathineites, and the children of the servants of Salomon.

⁴And in Jerusalem there dwelt of the children of Juda, and of the children of Benjamin: of the children of Juda, Athaias the son of Aziam, the son of Zacharias, the son of Amarias, the son of Saphatias, the son of Malaleel: of the children of Phares,

⁵Maasia the son of Baruch, the son of Cholhoza, the son of Hazia, the son of Adaia, the son of Joiarib, the son of Zacharias, the son of a Silonite.

⁶All these the children of Phares, which dwelt in Jerusalem, four hundred sixty eight, valiant men.

⁷And these are the children of Benjamin: Sellum the son of Mosollam, the son of Ioed, the son of Phadaia, the son of Colaia, the son of Masia, the son of Etheel, the son of Isaia,

⁸and after him Gebbai, Sellai, nine hundred twenty eight.

⁹and Joel the son of Zechri the overseer of them, and Judas the son of Senua second over the city.

¹⁰And of the Priests, Idaia the son of Joarib, Jachin,

¹¹Saraia the son of Helcias, the son of Mosollam, the son of Sadoc, the son of Meraioth, the son of Achitob the Prince of the house of God,

¹²and their brethren that do the works of the temple: eight hundred twenty two. And Adaia the son of Jeroham, the son of Phelelia, the son of Amsi, the son of Zacharias, the son of Pheshur, the son of Melchias,

¹³and his brethren the Princes of the fathers: two hundred forty two. And Amassai the son of Azreel, the son of Ahazi, the son of Mosolamoth, the son of Emmer,

¹⁴and their brethren exceeding mighty: an hundred twenty eight, and their overseer Zabdiel son of the mighty ones.

¹⁵And of the Levites Semeia the son of Hasub, the son of Azaricam, the son of Hasabia, the son of Boni,

¹⁶and Sabathai and Jozabed, over all the works, that were without the house of God, of the Princes of the Levites.

¹⁷And Mathania the son of Micha, the son of Zebedei, the son of Asaph Prince to praise, and to confess in prayer, and Becbecia second of his brethren, and Abda the son of Samua, the son of Galal, the son of Idithun.

¹⁸All the Levites in the holy city two hundred eighty four.

¹⁹And the porters, Accub, Telmon, and their brethren, which kept the doors: an hundred seventy two.

²⁰And the rest of Israel the Priests and the Levites in all the cities of Juda, every man in his possession.

²¹And the Nathineites, that dwelt in Ophel, and Siaha, and Gaspha of the Nathineites.

²²And the overseer of the Levites in Jerusalem, Azzi the son of Bani, the son of Hasabia, the son of Mathania, the son of Micha. Of the children of Asaph, the singing men in the ministry of the house of God.

²³For the king's commandment was upon them, and an order among the singing men day by day.

²⁴And Phathahia the son of Mesezebel of the children of Zara the son of Juda in the hand of the king, according to every word of the people,

²⁵and in the houses through all their countries. Of the children of Juda there dwelt in Cariatharbe, and in her daughters: and in Dibon, and in her daughters, and in Cabseel, and in the villages thereof,

²⁶and in Jesue, and in Molada, and in Bethphaleth,

²⁷and in Hasersual, and in Bersabee, and in her daughters,

²⁸and in Siceleg, and in Mochona, and in her daughters,

²⁹and in Remmon, and in Saraa, and in Jerimuth,

³⁰Zanoa, Odollam, and in their towns, Lachis and in her countries, Azeca, and in her daughters. And they abode in Bersabee unto the vale of Ennom.

³¹And the children of Benjamin, of Geba, Mecmas, and Hai, and Bethel, and her daughters,

³²in Anathoth, Nob, Anania,

³³Asor, Rama, Gethaim,

³⁴Hadid, Seboim, and Neballat, Lod,

³⁵and Ono the valley of artificers.

³⁶And of the Levites were portions of Juda, and Benjamin.