New American Bible, Revised Edition

Nehemiah 11:5-20 New American Bible, Revised Edition (NABRE)

5. Maaseiah, son of Baruch, son of Colhozeh, son of Hazaiah, son of Adaiah, son of Joiarib, son of Zechariah, a son of the Shelanites.

6. The total of the descendants of Perez who dwelt in Jerusalem was four hundred and sixty-eight people of substance.

7. These were the Benjaminites: Sallu, son of Meshullam, son of Joed, son of Pedaiah, son of Kolaiah, son of Maaseiah, son of Ithiel, son of Jeshaiah,

8. and his kinsmen, warriors, nine hundred and twenty-eight in number.

9. Joel, son of Zichri, was their commander, and Judah, son of Hassenuah, was second in command of the city.

10. Among the priests were: Jedaiah; Joiarib; Jachin;

11. Seraiah, son of Hilkiah, son of Meshullam, son of Zadok, son of Meraioth, son of Ahitub, the ruler of the house of God,

12. and their kinsmen who carried out the temple service, eight hundred and twenty-two; Adaiah, son of Jeroham, son of Pelaliah, son of Amzi, son of Zechariah, son of Pashhur, son of Malchijah,

13. and his kinsmen, heads of ancestral houses, two hundred and forty-two; and Amasai, son of Azarel, son of Ahzai, son of Meshillemoth, son of Immer,

14. and his kinsmen, warriors, one hundred and twenty-eight. Their commander was Zabdiel, son of Haggadol.

15. Among the Levites were Shemaiah, son of Hasshub, son of Azrikam, son of Hashabiah, son of Bunni;

16. Shabbethai and Jozabad, levitical chiefs who were placed over the external affairs of the house of God;

17. Mattaniah, son of Micah, son of Zabdi, son of Asaph, director of the psalms, who led the thanksgiving at prayer; Bakbukiah, second in rank among his kinsmen; and Abda, son of Shammua, son of Galal, son of Jeduthun.

18. The total of the Levites in the holy city was two hundred and eighty-four.

19. The gatekeepers were Akkub, Talmon, and their kinsmen, who kept watch over the gates; one hundred and seventy-two in number.

20. The rest of Israel, including priests and Levites, were in all the other cities of Judah in their own inheritances.