Nehemiah 11:2-12

2 And the people blessed all the men who ¹volunteered to live in Jerusalem.

3 ²Now these are the heads of the provinces who lived in Jerusalem, but in the cities of Judah ³each lived on his own property in their cities -the Israelites, the priests, the Levites, the ⁴temple servants and the ⁵descendants 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.

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 in command of the city.

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 kinsmen who performed the work of the temple, 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,

Nehemiah 11:2-12 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.

Cross References

• 1. Judges 5:9
• 2. 1 Chronicles 9:2-34
• 3. Nehemiah 7:73; Nehemiah 11:20
• 4. Ezra 2:43
• 5. Nehemiah 7:57

Footnotes

• [a] Lit "Israel"
• [b] Heb "Nethinim"
• [c] Lit "sons"
• [d] Lit "over"
• [e] Lit "brothers," and so throughout the ch
• [f] Lit "house"