Nehemia 11:1-2

The Population of Jerusalem

11:1 So the leaders of the people settled in Jerusalem, ¹  while the rest of the people cast lots to bring one out of every ten to settle in Jerusalem, the holy city, while the other nine ²  remained in other cities. 11:2 The people gave their blessing on all the men who volunteered to settle in Jerusalem.

Nehemia 11:20-25

11:20 And the rest of the Israelites, with the priests and the Levites, were in all the cities of Judah, each on his own property.

11:21 The temple attendants were living on Ophel, and Ziha and Gishpa were over them. ³ 

11:22 The overseer of the Levites in Jerusalem was Uzzi son of Bani, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Mica. He was one of Asaph’s descendants who were the singers responsible for the service of the temple of God. 11:23 For they were under royal orders ⁴  which determined their activity day by day. ⁵ 

11:24 Pethahiah son of Meshezabel, one of the descendants of Zerah son of Judah, was an adviser to the king ⁶  in every matter pertaining to the people.

11:25 As for the settlements with their fields, some of the people of Judah settled in Kiriath Arba and its neighboring villages, ⁷  in Dibon and its villages, in Jekabzeel and its settlements,

Nehemia 11:36

11:36 Some of the Judean divisions of the Levites settled in Benjamin.

[11:1]  ¹ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[11:1]  ² tn Heb “nine of the hands.” The word “hand” is used here in the sense or a part or portion.

[11:21]  ³ tn Heb “the temple attendants.” The pronoun “them” has been substituted in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[11:23]  ⁴ tn Heb “the commandment of the king was over them.”

[11:23]  ⁵ tn Heb “a thing of a day in its day.”

[11:24]  ⁶ tn Heb “to the hand of the king.”

[11:25]  ⁷ tn Heb “its daughters.” So also in vv. 27, 28, 30, and 31.