Nehemiah 11:23-33

23 For there was a command from the king concerning them, and a settled provision for the singers, as every day required.

24 And Pethahi'ah the son of Meshez'abel, of the sons of Zerah the son of Judah, was at the king's hand in all matters concerning the people.

25 And as for the villages, with their fields, some of the people of Judah lived in Kir'iath-ar'ba and its villages, and in Dibon and its villages, and in Jekab'zeel and its villages,

26 and in Jeshua and in Mola'dah and Beth-pelet,

27 in Ha'zar-shu'al, in Beer-sheba and its villages,

28 in Ziklag, in Meco'nah and its villages,

29 in En-rim'mon, in Zorah, in Jarmuth,

30 Zano'ah, Adullam, and their villages, Lachish and its fields, and Aze'kah and its villages. So they encamped from Beer-sheba to the valley of Hinnom.

31 The people of Benjamin also lived from Geba onward, at Michmash, Ai'ja, Bethel and its villages,

32 An'athoth, Nob, Anani'ah,

33 Hazor, Ramah, Git'taim,

Nehemiah 11:23-33 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.