NASB — Nehemiah 11 — KJV

Time Passes; Heads of Provinces

1 Now athe leaders° of the people° lived° in Jerusalem°, but the rest° of the people° bcast° lots° to bring° one° out of ten° to live° in Jerusalem°, cthe holy° city°, while nine-tenths° [remained] in the [other] cities°. 2 And the people° blessed° all° the men° who avolunteered° to live° in Jerusalem°.

[1] aNe 7:4 bNe 10:34 cNe 11:18; Is 48:2
[2] aJg 5:9

3aNow these° are the heads° of the provinces° who° lived° in Jerusalem°, but in the cities° of Judah° beach° lived° on his own property° in their cities°—the IIsraelites°, the priests°, the Levites°, the IIctemple° servants° and the IIIddescendants° of Solomon’s° servants°. 4 Some° of the sons° of Judah° and some° of the sons° of Benjamin° lived° in Jerusalem°. From the sons° of Judah°: Athaiah° the son° of Uzziah°, the son° of Zechariah°, the son° of Amariah°, the son° of Shephatiah°, the son° of Mahalalel°, of the sons° of Perez°; 5 and Maaseiah° the son° of Baruch°, the son° of Col-hozeh°, the son° of Hazaiah°, the son° of Adaiah°, the son° of Joiarib°, the son° of Zechariah°, the son° of the Shilonite°. 6 All° the sons° of Perez° who lived° in Jerusalem° were 468°°°° able° men°.

[3] ILit Israel IIHeb Nethinim IIILit sons a1Ch 9:2-34 bNe 7:73; 11:20 cEzr 2:43 dNe 7:57

7 ¶ Now these° are the sons° of Benjamin°: Sallu° the 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 after° him Gabbai° [and] Sallai°, 928°°°°. 9 Joel° the son° of Zichri° was their overseer°, and Judah° the son° of Hassenuah° was second° Iin command° of the city°.

[9] ILit over

10 ¶ From the priests°: Jedaiah° the son° of Joiarib°, Jachin°, 11 Seraiah° the son° of Hilkiah°, the son° of Meshullam°, the son° of Zadok°, the son° of Meraioth°, the son° of Ahitub°, the leader° of the house° of God°, 12 and their Ikinsmen° who performed° the work° of the IItemple°, 822°°°°; and Adaiah° the 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 kinsmen°, heads° of fathers’° [households], 242°°°; and Amashsai° the son° of Azarel°, the son° of Ahzai°, the son° of Meshillemoth°, the son° of Immer°, 14 and their brothers°, valiant° warriors°, 128°°°. And their overseer° was Zabdiel°, the son° of IHaggedolim°.

[12] ILit brothers, and so throughout the ch IILit house
[14] IOr the great ones

15 ¶ Now from the Levites°: Shemaiah° the son° of Hasshub°, the son° of Azrikam°, the son° of Hashabiah°, the son° of Bunni°; 16 and Shabbethai° and Jozabad°, from the Ileaders° of the Levites°, who were IIin charge° of athe outside° work° of the house° of God°; 17 and Mattaniah° the son° of Mica°, the son° of IZabdi°, the son° of Asaph°, who was the IIleader° in beginning° the thanksgiving° at prayer°, and Bakbukiah°, the second° among° his brethren°; and IIIAbda° the son° of IVShammua°, the son° of Galal°, the son° of Jeduthun°. 18 All° the Levites° in athe holy° city° [were] 284°°°.

[16] ILit heads IILit over a1Ch 26:29
[17] IIn 1Ch 9:15, Zichri IILit head IIIIn 1Ch 9:16, Obadiah IVIn 1Ch 9:16, Shemaiah
[18] aNe 11:1

19 ¶ Also the gatekeepers°, Akkub°, Talmon° and their brethren° who kept° watch° at the gates°, [were] 172°°°.

Outside Jerusalem

20 The rest° of Israel°, of the priests° [and] of the Levites°, [were] in all° the cities° of Judah°, each° aon his own inheritance°. 21 But athe temple° servants° were living° in Ophel°, and Ziha° and Gishpa° were Iin charge° of the temple° servants°.

[20] aNe 11:3
[21] ILit over aNe 3:26

22 ¶ Now athe overseer° of the Levites° in Jerusalem° was Uzzi° the son° of Bani°, the son° of Hashabiah°, the son° of Mattaniah°, the son° of Mica°, from the sons° of Asaph°, who were the singers° for the Iservice° of the house° of God°. 23 aFor [there was] a commandment° from the king° concerning° them and a firm° regulation° for the song° leaders° bday° by day°. 24 Pethahiah° the son° of Meshezabel°, of the sons° aof Zerah° the son° of Judah°, was the bking’s° Irepresentative° in all° matters° concerning the people°.

[22] IOr work aNe 11:9, 14
[23] aEzr 6:8; 7:20 bNe 12:47
[24] ILit hand aGn 38:30 b1Ch 18:17

25 ¶ Now as for the villages° with their fields°, some° of the sons° of Judah° lived° in aKiriath-arba° and its Itowns°, in bDibon° and its Itowns°, and in Jekabzeel° and its villages°, 26 and in Jeshua°, in Moladah° and Beth-pelet°, 27 and in Hazar-shual°, in Beersheba° and its towns°, 28 and in Ziklag°, in Meconah° and in its towns°, 29 and in En-rimmon°, in Zorah° and in Jarmuth°, 30 Zanoah°, Adullam°, and their villages°, Lachish° and its fields°, Azekah° and its towns°. So they encamped° from Beersheba° as far° as the valley° of Hinnom°. 31 The sons° of Benjamin° also [lived] from Geba° [onward], at Michmash° and Aija°, at Bethel° and its towns°, 32 at Anathoth°, Nob°, Ananiah°, 33 Hazor°, Ramah°, Gittaim°, 34 Hadid°, Zeboim°, Neballat°, 35 Lod° and Ono°, the valley° of craftsmen°. 36 From the Levites°, [some] divisions° in Judah° belonged to Benjamin°.

[25] ILit daughters, and so throughout the ch aJsh 14:15 bJsh 13:9, 17


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The rulers, voluntary men, and the tenth man chosen by lot, dwell at Jerusalem.

1 ¶ And the rulersº of the peopleº dweltºª at Jerusalem:º the restº of the peopleº also castºª lots,º to bringºª oneº of² tenº to dwellºª in Jerusalemº the holyº city,º and nineº partsº [to dwell] in [other] cities.º 2 And the peopleº blessedºª all² the men,¹² that willingly offered¹ª themselves² to dwellºª at Jerusalem.º

[1] Dt 17:8; Jsh 18:10; Jg 20:9; 1Ch 26:13; Ne 7:4; 10:34; 11:18; Ps 122:5; Pv 16:33; Is 48:2; 52:1; Mt 4:5; 27:53; Ac 1:24.
[2] Dt 24:13; Jg 5:9; Jb 29:13; 31:20; 2Co 8:16.

A catalogue of their names.

3 ¶ Now these² [are] the chiefº of the provinceº that² dweltºª in Jerusalem:º but in the citiesº of Judahº dweltºª every oneº in his possessionº in their cities,º [to wit], Israel,º the priests,º and the Levites,º and the Nethinims,º and the childrenº of Solomon'sº servants.º 4 And at Jerusalemº dweltºª [certain] of the childrenº² of Judah,º and of the childrenº² of Benjamin.º Of the childrenº² of Judah;º Athaiahº the sonº of Uzziah,º the sonº of Zechariah,º the sonº of Amariah,º the sonº of Shephatiah,º the sonº of Mahalaleel,º of the childrenº² of Perez;º 5 And Maaseiahº the sonº of Baruch,º the sonº of Colhozeh,º the sonº of Hazaiah,º the sonº of Adaiah,º the sonº of Joiarib,º the sonº of Zechariah,º the sonº of Shiloni.¹² 6 All² the sonsº of Perezº that dweltºª at Jerusalemº [were] fourº hundredº threescoreº and eightº valiantº men.¹² 7 And these² [are] the sonsº of Benjamin;º Salluº the sonº of Meshullam,º the sonº of Joed,º the sonº of Pedaiah,º the sonº of Kolaiah,º the sonº of Maaseiah,º the sonº of Ithiel,º the sonº of Jesaiah.º 8 And afterº him Gabbai,º Sallai,º nineº hundredº twentyº and eight.º 9 And Joelº the sonº of Zichriº [was] their overseer:º² and Judahº the sonº of Senuahº [was] secondº over² the city.º 10 Of² the priests:º Jedaiahº the sonº of Joiarib,º Jachin.º 11 Seraiahº the sonº of Hilkiah,º the sonº of Meshullam,º the sonº of Zadok,º the sonº of Meraioth,º the sonº of Ahitub,º [was] the rulerº of the houseº of God.º 12 And their brethrenº that didºª the workº of the houseº [were] eightº hundredº twentyº and two:º and Adaiahº the sonº of Jeroham,º the sonº of Pelaliah,º the sonº of Amzi,º the sonº of Zechariah,º the sonº of Pashur,º the sonº of Malchiah,º 13 And his brethren,º chiefº of the fathers,º two¹ hundredº fortyº and two:º and Amashaiº the sonº of Azareel,º the sonº of Ahasai,º the sonº of Meshillemoth,º the sonº of Immer,º 14 And their brethren,º mighty menº of valour,º an hundredº twentyº and eight:º and their overseerº² [was] Zabdiel,º the sonº of [one of] the great² men.¹ 15 Also of² the Levites:º Shemaiahº the sonº of Hashub,º the sonº of Azrikam,º the sonº of Hashabiah,º the sonº of Bunni;º 16 And Shabbethaiº and Jozabad,º of the chiefº² of the Levites,º [had] the oversight² of the outwardº businessº of the houseº of God.º 17 And Mattaniahº the sonº of Micha,¹² the sonº of Zabdi,º the sonº of Asaph,º [was] the principalº to beginº the thanksgivingºª in prayer:º and Bakbukiahº the secondº among his brethren,º² and Abdaº the sonº of Shammua,º the sonº of Galal,º the sonº of Jeduthun.º 18 All² the Levitesº in the holyº cityº [were] two hundredº fourscoreº and four.º 19 Moreover the porters,º Akkub,º Talmon,º and their brethrenº that keptºª the gates,º [were] an hundredº seventyº and two.º

[3] 1Ch 9:1, 18; Ezr 2:1, 43, 55, 70; Ne 7:6, 57, 73.
[4] Gn 38:29; Ru 4:18; 1Ch 9:3, 4; Mt 1:3; Lk 3:33.
[5] Gn 38:5; Nu 26:20; 1Ch 4:21; 9:5; Ne 3:15.
[7] 1Ch 9:7.
[9] 1Ch 9:7.
[10] 1Ch 9:10; Ezr 2:36; 8:16; Ne 7:39; 12:6, 19.
[11] Nu 3:32; 1Ch 6:7; 9:1, 11; 2Ch 19:11; 31:13; Ezr 7:1; Ac 5:24.
[12] 1Ch 9:12.
[14] Ne 11:14.
[15] 1Ch 9:14, 19.
[16] 1Ch 26:20; Ne 8:7; Ac 6:2.
[17] 1Ch 9:15; 16:4, 41; 25:1; Ne 10:12; 12:8, 9, 25, 31; Php 4:6; 1Th 5:17.
[18] 1K 11:13; Ne 11:1; Dn 9:24; Mt 24:15; 27:53; Rv 11:2; 21:2.
[19] 1Ch 9:17; Ne 7:45; 12:25; Ps 84:10.

The residue dwell in other cities.

20 ¶ And the residueº of Israel,º of the priests,º [and] the Levites,º [were] in all² the citiesº of Judah,º every oneº in his inheritance.º 21 But the Nethinimsº dweltºª in Ophel:º and Zihaº and Gispaº [were] over² the Nethinims.º 22 The overseerº also of the Levitesº at Jerusalemº [was] Uzziº the sonº of Bani,º the sonº of Hashabiah,º the sonº of Mattaniah,º the sonº of Micha.º Of the sonsº² of Asaph,º the singersºª [were] overº the businessº of the houseº of God.º 23 For² [it was] the king'sº commandmentº concerning² them, that a certain portionº should be for² the singers,ºª dueº for every day.º 24 And Pethahiahº the sonº of Meshezabeel,º of the childrenº² of Zerahº the sonº of Judah,º [was] at the king'sº handº in all² mattersº concerning the people.º 25 And for² the villages,º with their fields,º [some] of the childrenº² of Judahº dweltºª at Kirjatharba,º and [in] the villagesº thereof, and at Dibon,º and [in] the villagesº thereof, and at Jekabzeel,º and [in] the villagesº thereof, 26 And at Jeshua,º and at Moladah,º and at Bethphelet,º 27 And at Hazarshual,º and at Beersheba,º and [in] the villagesº thereof, 28 And at Ziklag,º and at Mekonah,º and in the villagesº thereof, 29 And at Enrimmon,º and at Zareah,º and at Jarmuth,º 30 Zanoah,º Adullam,º and [in] their villages,º at Lachish,º and the fieldsº thereof, at Azekah,º and [in] the villagesº thereof. And they dweltºª from Beershebaº² unto² the valleyº of Hinnom.º 31 The childrenº also of Benjaminº from Gebaº² [dwelt] at Michmash,º and Aija,º and Bethel,º and [in] their villages,º 32 [And] at Anathoth,º Nob,º Ananiah,º 33 Hazor,º Ramah,º Gittaim,º 34 Hadid,º Zeboim,º Neballat,º 35 Lod,º and Ono,º the valleyº of craftsmen.º¹ª 36 And of² the Levitesº [were] divisionsº [in] Judah,º [and] in Benjamin.º

[21] 2Ch 27:3; Ne 3:26, 31.
[22] 1Ch 9:15, 16; 25:1; Ezr 8:19; Ne 3:17; 8:7; 9:4; 10:11, 13; 11:9, 11, 14, 16, 17; 12:24, 25, 35, 42, 46; 13:13; Ac 20:28.
[23] 1Ch 9:33; Ezr 6:8; 7:20.
[24] Gn 38:30; Nu 26:20; 1Ch 18:17; 23:28; Ne 10:21; Mt 1:3.
[25] Jsh 14:15; 15:21, 22.
[26] Jsh 15:26, 27; 19:2.
[27] Gn 21:31; 26:33; Jsh 15:28; 19:3; Jg 20:1.
[28] Jsh 15:31; 1S 27:6.
[29] Jsh 12:11; 15:32, 33, 35; 19:41; Jg 13:25.
[30] Jsh 10:3; 12:15; 15:8, 34, 35, 39; 18:16; 2K 23:10; Ne 3:13; Is 37:8; Jr 7:31; 19:2, 6; 32:35; Mi 1:15.
[31] Gn 12:8; 28:19; Jsh 8:9; 18:13, 24; 1S 13:11, 23; Ne 7:30, 31, 32; Is 10:28.
[32] Jsh 21:18; 1S 21:1; 22:19; Ne 7:27; Is 10:30, 32; Jr 1:1.
[33] Jsh 18:25; 1S 7:17; 2S 4:3; Mt 2:18.
[34] 1S 13:18.
[35] 1Ch 4:14; 8:12; Ne 7:37.
[36] Gn 49:7; Jsh 21:1; 1Ch 6:54.


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