Neemia 11:1

1 OR i principali del popolo abitarono in Gerusalemme; e il rimanente del popolo tirò le sorti, per trarre delle dieci parti del popolo una, che abitasse in Gerusalemme, città santa; e le altre nove, nelle altre città.

Neemia 11:1 Meaning and Commentary

Nehemiah 11:1

And the rulers of the people dwelt at Jerusalem
Where it was proper they should, being the metropolis of the nation, both for the performance of their offices, and to protect and defend it, as well as to set an example to the people, and encourage them to dwell there also:

the rest of the people also cast lots to bring one of ten to dwell in
Jerusalem the holy city;
so called, because of the temple and the worship of God in it; and so it is called by Julian the emperor ^F7; and some ^F8 have thought that the Cadytis of Herodotus ^F9 is the same with Jerusalem, which had its name from (hvdq) , "holy", and is now called by the Turks "cuds", that is, "holy" ^F11: now, though it was the chief city, and the place of public worship, yet the people were not forward of settling in it, partly because of the rage of the enemy, which this city was the butt of, and partly because it was more to their worldly advantage to dwell in the country, and where they could have better supplies; they consulted their own ease, safety, and profit; wherefore this method was taken to oblige some to dwell in it, by taking one out of ten by lot, that there might be a sufficient number to rebuild the houses of it, repopulate and defend it:

and nine parts to dwell in other cities;
to which they belonged, or where they pleased, any where in the land of Israel.

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FOOTNOTES:

F7 Ep. 25. p. 154.
F8 Prideaux's Connection, par. 1. p. 56, 57.
F9 Euterpe, sive, l. 2. c. 159. & Thalia, sive, l. 3. c. 5.
F11 Sandys's Travels, l. 5. p. 121. Ed. 5.

Neemia 11:1 In-Context

1 OR i principali del popolo abitarono in Gerusalemme; e il rimanente del popolo tirò le sorti, per trarre delle dieci parti del popolo una, che abitasse in Gerusalemme, città santa; e le altre nove, nelle altre città.

2 E il popolo benedisse tutti coloro che volontariamente si presentarono ad abitare in Gerusalemme.

3 Or costoro sono i principali della provincia, i quali abitarono in Gerusalemme; gli altri, Israeliti, sacerdoti, Leviti, Netinei, e figliuoli de’ servi di Salomone, essendosi ridotti ad abitar nelle città di Giuda, ciascuno nella sua possessione, per le lor città.

4 In Gerusalemme adunque abitarono de’ figliuoli di Giuda, e de’ figliuoli di Beniamino. De’ figliuoli di Giuda: Ataia, figliuolo di Uzzia, figliuolo di Zaccaria, figliuolo di Amaria, figliuolo di Sefatia, figliuolo di Mahalaleel, d’infra i figliuoli di Fares;

5 e Maaseia, figliuolo di Baruc, figliuolo di Col-hoze, figliuolo di Hazaia, figliuolo di Adaia, figliuolo di Ioiarib, figliuolo di Zaccaria, figliuolo di Siloni;