10¹ Now on the sealed document were the names of: Nehemiah the governor , the son of Hacaliah , and Zedekiah , ² Seraiah , Azariah , Jeremiah , ³ Pashhur , Amariah , Malchijah , ⁴ Hattush , Shebaniah , Malluch , ⁵ Harim , Meremoth , Obadiah , ⁶ Daniel , Ginnethon , Baruch , ⁷ Meshullam , Abijah , Mijamin , ⁸ Maaziah , Bilgai , Shemaiah . These were the priests . ⁹ And the Levites : Jeshua the son of Azaniah , Binnui of the sons of Henadad , Kadmiel ; ¹⁰ also their brothers Shebaniah , Hodiah , Kelita , Pelaiah , Hanan , ¹¹ Mica , Rehob , Hashabiah , ¹² Zaccur , Sherebiah , Shebaniah , ¹³ Hodiah , Bani , Beninu . ¹⁴ The leaders of the people : Parosh , Pahath-moab , Elam , Zattu , Bani , ¹⁵ Bunni , Azgad , Bebai , ¹⁶ Adonijah , Bigvai , Adin , ¹⁷ Ater , Hezekiah , Azzur , ¹⁸ Hodiah , Hashum , Bezai , ¹⁹ Hariph , Anathoth , Nebai , ²⁰ Magpiash , Meshullam , Hezir , ²¹ Meshezabel , Zadok , Jaddua , ²² Pelatiah , Hanan , Anaiah , ²³ Hoshea , Hananiah , Hasshub , ²⁴ Hallohesh , Pilha , Shobek , ²⁵ Rehum , Hashabnah , Maaseiah , ²⁶ Ahiah , Hanan , Anan , ²⁷ Malluch , Harim , Baanah . ²⁸ Now the rest of the people , the priests , the Levites , the gatekeepers , the singers , the temple servants and all those who had separated themselves from the peoples of the lands to the law of God , their wives , their sons and their daughters , all those who had knowledge and understanding , ²⁹ are joining with their kinsmen , their nobles , and are taking on themselves a curse and an oath to walk in God's law , which was given through Moses , God's servant , and to keep and to observe all the commandments of GOD our Lord , and His ordinances and His statutes ; ³⁰ and that we will not give our daughters to the peoples of the land or take their daughters for our sons . ³¹ As for the peoples of the land who bring wares or any grain on the sabbath day to sell , we will not buy from them on the sabbath or a holy day ; and we will forego the crops the seventh year and the exaction of every debt .

³² We also placed ourselves under obligation to contribute yearly one third of a shekel for the service of the house of our God : ³³ for the showbread e , for the continual grain offering , for the continual burnt offering , the sabbaths , the new moon , for the appointed times , for the holy things and for the sin offerings to make atonement for Israel , and all the work of the house of our God . ³⁴ Likewise we cast lots for the supply of wood among the priests , the Levites and the people so that they might bring it to the house of our God , according to our fathers' households , at fixed times annually , to burn on the altar of the Lord our God , as it is written in the law ; ³⁵ and that they might bring the first fruits of our ground and the first fruits of all the fruit of every tree to the house of the Lord annually , ³⁶ and bring to the house of our God the firstborn of our sons and of our cattle , and the firstborn of our herds and our flocks as it is written in the law , for the priests who are ministering in the house of our God . ³⁷ We will also bring the first of our dough , our contributions , the fruit of every tree , the new wine and the oil to the priests at the chambers of the house of our God , and the tithe of our ground to the Levites , for the Levites are they who receive the tithes in all the rural towns . ³⁸ The priest , the son of Aaron , shall be with the Levites when the Levites receive tithes , and the Levites shall bring up the tenth of the tithes to the house of our God , to the chambers of the storehouse . ³⁹ For the sons of Israel and the sons of Levi shall bring the contribution of the grain , the new wine and the oil to the chambers ; there are the utensils of the sanctuary , the priests who are ministering , the gatekeepers and the singers . Thus we will not neglect the house of our God .

The Residents of Jerusalem

11¹ Now the leaders of the people lived in Jerusalem , but the rest of the people cast lots to bring one out of ten to live in Jerusalem , the holy city , while nine-tenths remained in the other cities . ² And the people blessed all the men who volunteered to live in Jerusalem . ³ Now these are the heads of the provinces who lived in Jerusalem , but in the cities of Judah each lived on his own property in their cities -the Israelites , the priests , the Levites , the temple servants and the descendants of Solomon's servants . ⁴ Some of the sons of Judah and some of the sons of Benjamin lived in Jerusalem . From the sons of Judah : Athaiah the son of Uzziah , the son of Zechariah , the son of Amariah , the son of Shephatiah , the son of Mahalalel , of the sons of Perez ; ⁵ and Maaseiah the son of Baruch , the son of Col-hozeh , the son of Hazaiah , the son of Adaiah , the son of Joiarib , the son of Zechariah , the son of the Shilonite . ⁶ All the sons of Perez who lived in Jerusalem were 468 e e e able men . ⁷ Now these are the sons of Benjamin : Sallu the 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 ; ⁸ and after him Gabbai and Sallai , 928 e e e . ⁹ Joel the son of Zichri was their overseer , and Judah the son of Hassenuah was second in command of the city . ¹⁰ From the priests : Jedaiah the son of Joiarib , Jachin , ¹¹ Seraiah the son of Hilkiah , the son of Meshullam , the son of Zadok , the son of Meraioth , the son of Ahitub , the leader of the house of God , ¹² and their kinsmen who performed the work of the temple , 822 e e e ; and Adaiah the son of Jeroham , the son of Pelaliah , the son of Amzi , the son of Zechariah , the son of Pashhur , the son of Malchijah , ¹³ and his kinsmen , heads of fathers' households, 242 e e ; and Amashsai the son of Azarel , the son of Ahzai , the son of Meshillemoth , the son of Immer , ¹⁴ and their brothers , valiant warriors , 128 e e . And their overseer was Zabdiel , the son of Haggedolim . ¹⁵ Now from the Levites : Shemaiah the son of Hasshub , the son of Azrikam , the son of Hashabiah , the son of Bunni ; ¹⁶ and Shabbethai and Jozabad , from the leaders of the Levites , who were in charge of the outside work of the house of God ; ¹⁷ and Mattaniah the son of Mica , the son of Zabdi , the son of Asaph , who was the leader in beginning the thanksgiving at prayer , and Bakbukiah , the second among his brethren ; and Abda the son of Shammua , the son of Galal , the son of Jeduthun . ¹⁸ All the Levites in the holy city were 284 e e . ¹⁹ Also the gatekeepers , Akkub , Talmon and their brethren who kept watch at the gates , were 172 e e .

²⁰ The rest of Israel , of the priests and of the Levites , were in all the cities of Judah , each on his own inheritance . ²¹ But the temple servants were living in Ophel , and Ziha and Gishpa were in charge of the temple servants . ²² Now the overseer of the Levites in Jerusalem was Uzzi the son of Bani , the son of Hashabiah , the son of Mattaniah , the son of Mica , from the sons of Asaph , who were the singers for the service of the house of God . ²³ For there was a commandment from the king concerning them and a firm regulation for the song leaders day by day . ²⁴ Pethahiah the son of Meshezabel , of the sons of Zerah the son of Judah , was the king's representative in all matters concerning the people .

The Settlement outside of Jerusalem

²⁵ Now as for the villages with their fields , some of the sons of Judah lived in Kiriath-arba and its towns , in Dibon and its towns , and in Jekabzeel and its villages , ²⁶ and in Jeshua , in Moladah and Beth-pelet , ²⁷ and in Hazar-shual , in Beersheba and its towns , ²⁸ and in Ziklag , in Meconah and in its towns , ²⁹ and in En-rimmon , in Zorah and in Jarmuth , ³⁰ Zanoah , Adullam , and their villages , Lachish and its fields , Azekah and its towns . So they encamped from Beersheba as far as the valley of Hinnom . ³¹ The sons of Benjamin also lived from Geba onward, at Michmash and Aija , at Bethel and its towns , ³² at Anathoth , Nob , Ananiah , ³³ Hazor , Ramah , Gittaim , ³⁴ Hadid , Zeboim , Neballat , ³⁵ Lod and Ono , the valley of craftsmen . ³⁶ From the Levites , some divisions in Judah belonged to Benjamin .

Peter and John before the Council

4¹ As they were speaking to the people , the priests and the captain of the temple guard and the Sadducees came up to them, ² being greatly disturbed because they were teaching the people and proclaiming in Jesus the resurrection from the dead . ³ And they laid hands on them and put them in jail until the next day , for it was already evening . ⁴ But many of those who had heard the message believed ; and the number of the men came to be about five thousand .

⁵ On the next day , their rulers and elders and scribes were gathered together in Jerusalem ; ⁶ and Annas the high priest was there, and Caiaphas and John and Alexander , and all who were of high-priestly descent . ⁷ When they had placed them in the center , they began to inquire , "By what power , or in what name , have you done this ?" ⁸ Then Peter , filled with the Holy Spirit , said to them, " Rulers and elders of the people , ⁹ if we are on trial today for a benefit done to a sick man , as to how this man has been made well , ¹⁰ let it be known to all of you and to all the people of Israel , that by the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene , whom you crucified , whom God raised from the dead -by this name this man stands here before you in good health . ¹¹ " He is the STONE WHICH WAS REJECTED by you, THE BUILDERS , but WHICH BECAME THE CHIEF CORNER stone. ¹² "And there is salvation in no e one else ; for there is no other name under heaven that has been given among men by which we must be saved ." ¹³ Now as they observed the confidence of Peter and John and understood that they were uneducated and untrained men , they were amazed , and began to recognize them as having been with Jesus . ¹⁴ And seeing the man who had been healed standing with them, they had nothing to say in reply .

¹⁵ But when they had ordered them to leave the Council , they began to confer with one another , ¹⁶ saying , " What shall we do with these men ? For the fact that a noteworthy miracle has taken place through them is apparent to all who live in Jerusalem , and we cannot e deny it. ¹⁷ "But so that it will not spread any further e among the people , let us warn them to speak no longer to any man in this name ." ¹⁸ And when they had summoned them, they commanded them not to speak or teach at all in the name of Jesus . ¹⁹ But Peter and John answered and said to them, " Whether it is right in the sight of God to give heed to you rather than to God , you be the judge ; ²⁰ for we cannot e stop speaking about what we have seen and heard ." ²¹ When they had threatened them further , they let them go (finding no basis on which to punish them) on account of the people , because they were all glorifying God for what had happened ; ²² for the man was more than forty years old on whom this miracle of healing had been performed .