Nehemiah 11

Jerusalem’s New Settlers

1 Now the leaders of the people settled in Jerusalem, and the rest of the people cast lots to bring one out of ten to live in the holy city of Jerusalem, while the remaining nine ¹were to dwell in their own towns. ‡ Isa 48:2Isa 52:1Neh 10:34Neh 11:18Mat 4:51Ch 26:13Act 1:24Deu 17:8-9 +62 And the people blessed all the men who volunteered to live in Jerusalem. ‡ Jdg 5:92Co 8:16-17Deu 24:13Job 29:13Job 31:20

3 These are the heads of the provinces who settled in Jerusalem. (In the villages of Judah, however, each lived on his own property in their towns—the Israelites, priests, Levites, temple servants, ² and descendants of Solomon’s servants— ‡ 1Ch 9:1-34Ezr 2:1Ezr 2:43Neh 7:73Ezr 2:55-58Ezr 2:70Neh 11:20Neh 7:57-60 +14 while some of the descendants of Judah and Benjamin settled in Jerusalem.) ‡ Gen 38:291Ch 9:3-9Luk 3:33Mat 1:3Rut 4:18

From the descendants of Judah:

Athaiah son of Uzziah, the son of Zechariah, the son of Amariah, the son of Shephatiah, the son of Mahalalel, a descendant of Perez; 5 and Maaseiah son of Baruch, the son of Col-hozeh, the son of Hazaiah, the son of Adaiah, the son of Joiarib, the son of Zechariah, a descendant of Shelah. ³ ‡ 1Ch 4:211Ch 9:5Gen 38:5Neh 3:15Num 26:20 6 The descendants of Perez who settled in Jerusalem totaled 468 men of valor.

7 From the descendants of Benjamin: ‡ 1Ch 9:7-9

Sallu 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 his followers Gabbai and Sallai—928 men. 9 Joel son of Zichri was the officer over them, and Judah son of Hassenuah was over the Second District of the city. ⁴ ‡ 1Ch 9:7

10 From the priests: ‡ 1Ch 9:10Ezr 2:36Ezr 8:16Neh 12:19Neh 12:6Neh 7:39

Jedaiah son of Joiarib; ⁵ Jachin; 11 Seraiah son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, the chief official of the house of God; ‡ 1Ch 9:111Ch 6:7-141Ch 9:12Ch 19:112Ch 31:13Act 5:24Ezr 7:1-5Num 3:32 12 and their associates who did the work at the temple—822 men; ‡ 1Ch 9:12-13

Adaiah 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 associates, the leaders of families—242 men;

Amashai son of Azarel, the son of Ahzai, the son of Meshillemoth, the son of Immer; 14 and his associates ⁶—128 mighty men of valor. Zabdiel son of Haggedolim was their overseer.

15 From the Levites: ‡ 1Ch 9:141Ch 9:19

Shemaiah son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Bunni; 16 Shabbethai and Jozabad, two leaders of the Levites, who supervised the work outside the house of God; ‡ 1Ch 26:201Ch 26:29Act 6:2-3Ezr 8:33Neh 8:7 17 Mattaniah son of Mica, the son of Zabdi, the son of Asaph, who led in thanksgiving and prayer; Bakbukiah, second among his associates; and Abda son of Shammua, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun. ‡ 1Ch 9:151Ch 16:41Ch 16:411Ch 25:1-61Th 5:17-18Neh 10:12Neh 12:25Neh 12:31 +218 The Levites in the holy city totaled 284. ‡ Neh 11:1Rev 21:21Ki 11:13Dan 9:24Mat 24:15Mat 27:53Rev 11:2

19 And the gatekeepers: ‡ 1Ch 9:17-22Neh 12:25Neh 7:45Psa 84:10

Akkub, Talmon, and their associates, who kept watch at the gates—172 men.

Residents Outside Jerusalem

20 The rest of the Israelites, with the priests and Levites, were in all the villages of Judah, each on his own inheritance. ‡ Neh 11:3 21 The temple servants lived on the hill of Ophel, with Ziha and Gishpa over them. ‡ Neh 3:262Ch 27:3Neh 3:31

22 Now the overseer of the Levites in Jerusalem was Uzzi son of Bani, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Mica. ⁷ He was one of Asaph’s descendants, who were the singers in charge of the service of the house of God. ‡ Neh 12:421Ch 25:1-61Ch 9:15-32Ezr 8:19Neh 10:11Neh 10:13Neh 11:11Neh 11:14 +1023 For there was a command from the king concerning the singers, an ordinance regulating their daily activities. ‡ 1Ch 9:33Ezr 6:8-9Ezr 7:20-24Neh 12:47 24 Pethahiah son of Meshezabel, a descendant of Zerah son of Judah, was the king’s agent ⁸in every matter concerning the people. ‡ Gen 38:301Ch 18:171Ch 23:28Mat 1:3Neh 10:21Num 26:20

25 As for the villages with their fields, some of the people of Judah lived in Kiriath-arba, Dibon, Jekabzeel, and their villages; ‡ Jos 14:15Jos 15:21-22 26 in Jeshua, Moladah, and Beth-pelet; ‡ Jos 15:26-27Jos 19:2 27 in Hazar-shual; in Beersheba and its villages; ‡ Gen 21:31Gen 26:33Jdg 20:1Jos 15:28Jos 19:3 28 in Ziklag; in Meconah and its villages; ‡ 1Sa 27:6Jos 15:31 29 in En-rimmon, Zorah, Jarmuth, ‡ Jdg 13:25Jos 12:11Jos 15:32-33Jos 15:35Jos 19:41 30 Zanoah, Adullam, and their villages; in Lachish and its fields; and in Azekah and its villages. So they settled from Beersheba all the way to the Valley of Hinnom. ‡ Jos 10:3Jos 15:82Ki 23:10Isa 37:8Jer 19:2Jer 19:6Jer 32:35Jer 7:31-32 +6

31 The descendants of Benjamin from Geba lived in Michmash, Aija, and Bethel with its villages; ‡ 1Sa 13:11Gen 12:8Gen 28:19Isa 10:28Jos 18:13Jos 18:24Jos 8:9Neh 7:30-32 +132 in Anathoth, Nob, Ananiah, ‡ 1Sa 21:1Isa 10:30Jos 21:181Sa 22:19Isa 10:32Jer 1:1Neh 7:27 33 Hazor, Ramah, Gittaim, ‡ 2Sa 4:31Sa 7:17Jos 18:25Mat 2:18 34 Hadid, Zeboim, Neballat, ‡ 1Sa 13:18 35 Lod, and Ono; and in the Valley of the Craftsmen. ⁹ ‡ 1Ch 8:121Ch 4:14Neh 7:37

36 And some divisions of the Levites of Judah settled in Benjamin. ‡ 1Ch 6:54-81Gen 49:7Jos 21:1-45