Nehemiah 11:1-4

The New Residents of Jerusalem

1 Now the leaders of the people settled in Jerusalem. The rest of the people cast lots to bring one out of every ten of them to live in Jerusalem, the holy city, while the remaining nine were to stay in their own towns.

2 The people commended all who volunteered to live in Jerusalem.

3 These are the provincial leaders who settled in Jerusalem (now some Israelites, priests, Levites, temple servants and descendants of Solomon’s servants lived in the towns of Judah, each on their own property in the various towns,

4 while other people from both Judah and Benjamin lived 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;

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Nehemiah 11:1-4 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO NEHEMIAH 11

This chapter treats of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, those of the tribes of Judah and Benjamin, who settled there by lot, or of their own accord, their names and numbers, Ne 11:1-9, and of the priests and Levites who dwelt there, Ne 11:10-19, and of the rest of the people, priests, and Levites, that dwelt in the other cities and villages of Judah and Benjamin, Ne 11:20-36.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

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1. Nehemiah 7:4
2. ver 18; Isaiah 48:2; Isaiah 52:1; Isaiah 64:10; Zechariah 14:20-21
3. S Nehemiah 7:73
4. 1 Chronicles 9:2-3; S Ezra 2:1
5. S Ezra 1:5
6. S Ezra 2:70

Nehemiah 11:1-4

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The New Residents of Jerusalem

Nehemiah 11:1-4 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO NEHEMIAH 11

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