Nehemiah 11:23-30

The Message

^22-23 The chief officer over the Levites in Jerusalem was Uzzi son of Bani, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Mica. Uzzi was one of Asaph’s descendants, singers who led worship in The Temple of God. The singers got their orders from the king, who drew up their daily schedule.

²⁴ Pethahiah son of Meshezabel, a descendant of Zerah son of Judah, represented the people’s concerns at the royal court.

^25-30 Some of the Judeans lived in the villages near their farms:

They were living all the way from Beersheba to the Valley of Hinnom.