Nehemiah 11 - Christian Standard Bible (CSB)

Resettling Jerusalem

11 Now the leaders of the people stayed in Jerusalem,(A) and the rest of the people cast lots(B) for one out of ten to come and live in Jerusalem, the holy city,(C) while the other nine-tenths remained in their towns.(D) 2 The people blessed all the men who volunteered(E) to live in Jerusalem.

3 These are the heads of the province who stayed in Jerusalem(F) (but in the villages of Judah each lived on his own property in their towns(G)—the Israelites, priests, Levites, temple servants, and descendants of Solomon’s servants(H) 4 while some of the descendants of Judah and Benjamin settled in Jerusalem):

Judah’s(I) descendants:

Athaiah son of Uzziah, son of Zechariah, son of Amariah, son of Shephatiah, son of Mahalalel, of Perez’s descendants; 5 and Maaseiah son of Baruch, son of Col-hozeh, son of Hazaiah, son of Adaiah, son of Joiarib, son of Zechariah, a descendant of the Shilonite. 6 The total number of Perez’s descendants, who settled in Jerusalem, was 468 capable men.

7 These were Benjamin’s descendants:

Sallu son of Meshullam, son of Joed, son of Pedaiah, son of Kolaiah, son of Maaseiah, son of Ithiel, son of Jeshaiah, 8 and after him Gabbai and Sallai: 928. 9 Joel son of Zichri was the officer over them, and Judah son of Hassenuah was second in command over the city.

10 The priests:

Jedaiah son of Joiarib, Jachin, and 11 Seraiah son of Hilkiah, son of Meshullam, son of Zadok, son of Meraioth, son of Ahitub, the chief official of God’s temple, 12 and their relatives who did the work at the temple: 822. Adaiah son of Jeroham, son of Pelaliah, son of Amzi, son of Zechariah, son of Pashhur, son of Malchijah 13 and his relatives, the heads of families: 242. Amashsai son of Azarel, son of Ahzai, son of Meshillemoth, son of Immer, 14 and their relatives, capable men: 128. Zabdiel son of Haggedolim, was their chief.

15 The Levites:

Shemaiah son of Hasshub, son of Azrikam, son of Hashabiah, son of Bunni; 16 and Shabbethai and Jozabad, from the heads of the Levites, who supervised the work outside the house of God; 17 Mattaniah son of Mica, son of Zabdi, son of Asaph, the one[a] who began the thanksgiving in prayer;(J) Bakbukiah, second among his relatives; and Abda son of Shammua, son of Galal, son of Jeduthun.(K) 18 All the Levites in the holy city:(L) 284.

19 The gatekeepers:

Akkub, Talmon, and their relatives, who guarded the city gates: 172.

20 The rest of Israel, the priests, and the Levites were in all the villages of Judah, each on his own inherited property.(M) 21 The temple servants lived on Ophel;(N) Ziha and Gishpa supervised the temple servants.

The Levites and Priests

22 The leader of the Levites in Jerusalem was Uzzi son of Bani, son of Hashabiah, son of Mattaniah, son of Mica, of the descendants of Asaph, who were singers for the service of God’s house. 23 There was, in fact, a command of the king regarding them, and an ordinance regulating the singers’(O) daily tasks. 24 Pethahiah son of Meshezabel, of the descendants of Zerah(P) son of Judah, was the king’s(Q) agent[b] in every matter concerning the people.

25 As for the farming settlements with their fields:

Some of Judah’s descendants lived in Kiriath-arba(R)

and Dibon and their surrounding villages,(S) and Jekabzeel and its settlements;

26 in Jeshua, Moladah,(T) Beth-pelet,

27 Hazar-shual, and Beer-sheba(U) and its surrounding villages;

28 in Ziklag(V) and Meconah and its surrounding villages;

29 in En-rimmon, Zorah,(W) Jarmuth,(X) and

30 Zanoah(Y) and Adullam with their settlements;

in Lachish(Z) with its fields and Azekah(AA) and its surrounding villages.

So they settled from Beer-sheba(AB) to Hinnom Valley.(AC)

31 Benjamin’s descendants:

from Geba,[c](AD) Michmash,(AE) Aija,

and Bethel(AF) and its surrounding villages,

32 Anathoth,(AG) Nob,(AH) Ananiah,

33 Hazor,(AI) Ramah,(AJ) Gittaim,(AK)

34 Hadid, Zeboim,(AL) Neballat,

35 Lod, and Ono,(AM) in Craftsmen’s Valley.

36 Some of the Judean divisions of Levites were in Benjamin.

Footnotes

  1. 11:17 Lit the head
  2. 11:24 Lit was at the king’s hand
  3. 11:31 Or descendants from Geba lived in

Cross references

  1. 11:1 : Neh 7:4
  2. 11:1 : Neh 10:34
  3. 11:1 : Neh 11:18; Is 48:2; Rv 11:2; 21:2
  4. 11:1 : Ezr 2:70; Neh 7:73
  5. 11:2 : Jdg 5:9
  6. 11:3 : 1Ch 9:2–34
  7. 11:3 : Neh 7:73; 11:20
  8. 11:3 : Neh 7:39–43,46–60
  9. 11:4–19 : 1Ch 9:3–21
  10. 11:17 : 1Ch 6:31,39; 2Ch 5:12
  11. 11:17 : 1Ch 16:42
  12. 11:18 : Neh 11:1; Rv 21:2
  13. 11:20 : Nm 36:3; Neh 11:3
  14. 11:21 : Neh 3:26
  15. 11:22–23 : 1Ch 15:16; Neh 7:44
  16. 11:24 : Gn 38:30; 1Ch 2:43
  17. 11:24 : Neh 2:1; 5:14
  18. 11:25 : Jos 14:15
  19. 11:25 : Jos 3:9,17
  20. 11:26 : Jos 15:26–28
  21. 11:27 : 2Sm 17:11
  22. 11:28 : 1Sm 27:6
  23. 11:29 : Jos 15:33
  24. 11:29 : Jos 10:5
  25. 11:30 : Jos 15:34–35
  26. 11:30 : Jos 10:3; 15:39
  27. 11:30 : Jos 10:10
  28. 11:30 : Jos 15:27
  29. 11:30 : 2Kg 23:10
  30. 11:31 : Jos 21:17
  31. 11:31 : 1Sm 13:2
  32. 11:31 : Jos 12:9
  33. 11:32 : Jos 21:18; Jr 1:1
  34. 11:32 : 1Sm 21:1; 22:9
  35. 11:33 : Jos 11:1
  36. 11:33 : Jos 18:25
  37. 11:33 : 2Sm 4:3
  38. 11:34 : 1Sm 13:18
  39. 11:35 : 1Ch 8:12; Ac 9:32

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