Nehemiah 11:1-15

¹Now 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 were to dwell in their own towns.

²And the people blessed all the men who volunteered to live in Jerusalem.

³These 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, and descendants of Solomon’s servants —

⁴while some of the descendants of Judah and Benjamin settled in Jerusalem.) 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;

⁵and 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.

⁶The descendants of Perez who settled in Jerusalem totaled 468 men of valor.

⁷From the descendants of Benjamin: 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;

⁸and his followers Gabbai and Sallai —928 men.

⁹Joel son of Zichri was the officer over them, and Judah son of Hassenuah was over the Second District of the city.

¹⁰From the priests: Jedaiah son of Joiarib; Jachin;

¹¹Seraiah 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;

¹²and their associates who did the work at the temple—822 men; Adaiah son of Jeroham, the son of Pelaliah, the son of Amzi, the son of Zechariah, the son of Pashhur, the son of Malchijah;

¹³and his associates, the leaders of families—242 men; Amashai son of Azarel, the son of Ahzai, the son of Meshillemoth, the son of Immer;

¹⁴and his associates —128 mighty men of valor. Zabdiel son of Haggedolim was their overseer.

¹⁵From the Levites: Shemaiah son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Bunni;

— Nehemiah 11:1-15

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Cross References for Nehemiah 11:1-15

• Judges 5:9
• Isaiah 48:2
• Isaiah 52:1
• Nehemiah 10:34
• Nehemiah 11:18
• Matthew 4:5
• 1 Chronicles 9:1-34
• Genesis 38:29
• Nehemiah 7:73
• 2 Corinthians 8:16-17

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