1 Now the leaders of the people took up residence in Jerusalem; so the rest of the people drew lots: one man in ten was to come and live in Jerusalem, the holy city, while the other nine were to stay in the towns outside.
2 The people praised all those who volunteered to live in Jerusalem.
3 In the towns of Judah each man lived on his own property, but these are the provincial leaders, the Israelites, the priests, the Levites, the temple slaves and the descendants of Solomon's slaves, who made their homes in Jerusalem:
4 Of the sons of Judah and the sons of Benjamin who made their homes in Jerusalem there were: Of the sons of Judah: Athaiah son of Uzziah, son of Zechariah, son of Amariah, son of Shephatiah, son of Mehalalel, of the descendants of Perez;
5 and Maaseiah son of Baruch, son of Col-Hozeh, son of Hazaiah, son of Adaiah, son of Joiarib, son of Zechariah, descendant of Shelah.
6 The total number of the descendants of Perez living in Jerusalem was four hundred and sixty-eight outstanding people.
7 These are the sons of Benjamin: Sallu son of Meshullam, son of Joed, son of Pedaiah, son of Kolaiah, son of Maaseiah, son of Ithiel, son of Jeshaiah,
8 and his brothers Gabbai and Sallai; nine hundred and twenty-eight.
9 Joel son of Zichri was their chief, and Judah son of Hassenuah was second in command of the city.
10 Of the priests there were Jedaiah son of Joiakim, son of
11 Seraiah, son of Hilkiah, son of Meshullam, son of Zadok, son of Meraioth, son of Ahitub, the chief of the Temple of God,
12 and their kinsmen who performed the Temple liturgy: eight hundred and twenty-two; Adaiah son of Jeroham, son of Pelaliah, son of Amzi, son of Zechariah, son of Pashhur, son of Malchijah,
13 and his kinsfolk, heads of families: two hundred and forty-two; and Amashai son of Azarel, son of Ahzai, son of Meshillemoth, son of Immer,
14 and his kinsfolk, outstanding people: one hundred and twenty-eight. Their chief was Zabdiel son of Haggadol.
15 Of the Levites there were Shemaiah son of Hasshub, son of Azrikam, son of Hashabiah, son of Bunni;
16 Shabbethai and Jozabad, the levitical leaders responsible for work outside the Temple of God;
17 Mattaniah son of Mica, son of Zabdi, son of Asaph, who led the praises and intoned the thanksgiving associated with the prayer, Bakbukiah being his junior colleague; and Obadiah son of Shammua, son of Galal, son of Jeduthun.
18 The total number of Levites in the holy city was two hundred and eighty-four.
19 The gatekeepers: Akkub, Talmon and their kinsmen, who kept watch at the gates: one hundred and seventy-two.
20 The rest of Israel, including the priests and Levites, made their homes throughout the towns of Judah, each man on his own inheritance,
21 The temple slaves lived on Ophel; Ziha and Gishpa were in charge of the temple slaves.
22 The official in charge of the Levites in Jerusalem was Uzzi son of Bani, son of Hashabiah, son of Mattaniah, son of Mica, of the sons of Asaph, who led the singing in the liturgy of the Temple of God;
23 for the singers were under royal orders, with regulations laying down what was required of them day by day.
24 Petahiah son of Meshezabel, of the sons of Zerah son of Judah, was the king's minister for all matters connected with the people.
25 and in the villages near their lands. Some of the sons of Judah made their homes in Kiriath-Arba and its dependencies, Dibon and its dependencies, Jekabzeel and its dependencies,
26 Jeshua, Moladah, Beth-Pelet,
27 Hazar-Shual, Beersheba and its dependencies,
28 Ziklag, Meconah and its dependencies,
29 En-Rimmon, Zorah, Jarmuth,
30 Zanoah, Adullam and their villages, Lachish and its lands, and Azekah and its dependencies; thus, they settled from Beersheba as far as the Valley of Hinnom.
31 And some Benjaminites made their homes in Geba, Michmash, Aija, Bethel and its dependencies,
32 Anathoth, Nob, Ananiah,
33 Hazor, Ramah, Gittaim,
34 Hadid, Zeboim, Neballat,
35 Lod, Ono and the Valley of Craftsmen.
36 Some levitical groups lived in Judah, some in Benjamin.
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Nehemian chapter 11 deals with the division of the people of Israel in Jerusalem after the reconstruction of the walls. The leaders were selected by draw and part of the people settled in the city, while others lived in neighboring cities to repopulate the region. Following are five verses related to the topics covered in Nehemiah 11:
Joshua 14:1: "These are those who received the inheritance in the land of Canaan, whom Eleazar the priest, and Joshua, son of Num, and the heads of the parents of the tribes of the sons of Israel, shared them by lot." This verse describes how the land of Canaan was divided between the tribes of Israel, a process similar to the draw that occurred in Nehemiah 11.
1 Chronicles 9:2: "The first inhabitants who settled in their possessions and in their cities were the Israelites, the priests, the Levites, and the servants of the temple." This verse talks about the importance of priests, Levites, and Temple servants in Israel, a group that is also mentioned in Nehemiah 11 as part of those who lived in Jerusalem.
Nehemiah 7:4: "And the city was large and spacious; but there were few people inside it, and the houses were not yet rebuilt." This verse describes the situation of the city of Jerusalem before the repopulation described in Nehemiah 11.
Joshua 21:2: "They spoke to them in Silo, in the land of Canaan, saying, The Lord ordered through Moses to be given cities to dwell, and his arms to our cattle." This verse relates to Nehemiah 11, as both deal with the need for the tribes of Israel to have cities to inhabit.
Ezekiel 48:30-31: "And these are the exits of the city: on the north side, four thousand five hundred cubits by measure. And the doors of the city will be according to the names of the tribes of Israel: three doors to the north: the door of Ruben, one; the door of Judah, another; Levi's door, another. " This verse describes the city of Jerusalem, including its division in tribes. This relates to the selection of leaders by Draw in Nehemiah 11, who represented the tribes of Israel that inhabited the city.
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