Nehemia 11:1

1 Voorts woonden de oversten des volks te Jeruzalem; maar het overige des volks wierpen loten, om uit tien een uit te brengen, die in de heilige stad Jeruzalem zou wonen, en negen delen in de andere steden.

Nehemia 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.

Nehemia 11:1 In-Context

1 Voorts woonden de oversten des volks te Jeruzalem; maar het overige des volks wierpen loten, om uit tien een uit te brengen, die in de heilige stad Jeruzalem zou wonen, en negen delen in de andere steden.

2 En het volk zegende al de mannen, die vrijwilliglijk aanboden te Jeruzalem te wonen.

3 En dit zijn de hoofden van het landschap, die te Jeruzalem woonden; (maar in de steden van Juda woonden, een iegelijk op zijn bezitting, in hun steden, Israel, de priesters, en de Levieten, en de Nethinim, en de kinderen der knechten van Salomo).

4 Te Jeruzalem dan woonden sommigen van de kinderen van Juda, en van de kinderen van Benjamin. Van de kinderen van Juda: Athaja, de zoon van Uzzia, den zoon van Zacharja, den zoon van Amarja, den zoon van Sefatja, den zoon van Mahalaleel, van de kinderen van Perez;

5 En Maaseja, de zoon van Baruch, den zoon van Kol-hose, den zoon van Hazaja, den zoon van Adaja, den zoon van Jojarib, den zoon van Zacharja, den zoon van Siloni.