Nehemiah 11 :: New King James Version (NKJV)

The People Dwelling in Jerusalem

Neh 11:1Now the leaders of the people dwelt at Jerusalem; the rest of the people cast lots to bring one out of ten to dwell in Jerusalem, the holy city, and nine-tenths were to dwell in other cities.

Neh 11:2

Neh 11:2And the people blessed all the men who willingly offered themselves to dwell at Jerusalem.

Neh 11:3

Neh 11:3These are the heads of the province who dwelt in Jerusalem. (But in the cities of Judah everyone dwelt in his own possession in their cities—Israelites, priests, Levites, Nethinim, and descendants of Solomon’s servants.)

Neh 11:4

Neh 11:4Also in Jerusalem dwelt some of the children of Judah and of the children of Benjamin. The children 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 children of Perez;

Neh 11:5

Neh 11:5and 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 Shiloni.

Neh 11:6

Neh 11:6All the sons of Perez who dwelt at Jerusalem were four hundred and sixty-eight valiant men.

Neh 11:7

Neh 11:7And 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;

Neh 11:8

Neh 11:8and after him Gabbai and Sallai, nine hundred and twenty-eight.

Neh 11:9

Neh 11:9Joel the son of Zichri was their overseer, and Judah the son of Senuah[fn] was second over the city.

Neh 11:10

Neh 11:10Of the priests: Jedaiah the son of Joiarib, and Jachin;

Neh 11:11

Neh 11:11Seraiah the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, was the leader of the house of God.

Neh 11:12

Neh 11:12Their brethren who did the work of the house were eight hundred and twenty-two; 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,

Neh 11:13

Neh 11:13and his brethren, heads of the fathers’ houses, were two hundred and forty-two; and Amashai the son of Azarel, the son of Ahzai, the son of Meshillemoth, the son of Immer,

Neh 11:14

Neh 11:14and their brethren, mighty men of valor, were one hundred and twenty-eight. Their overseer was Zabdiel the son of one of the great men.[fn]

Neh 11:15

Neh 11:15Also of the Levites: Shemaiah the son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Bunni;

Neh 11:16

Neh 11:16Shabbethai and Jozabad, of the heads of the Levites, had the oversight of the business outside of the house of God;

Neh 11:17

Neh 11:17Mattaniah the son of Micha,[fn] the son of Zabdi, the son of Asaph, the leader who began the thanksgiving with prayer; Bakbukiah, the second among his brethren; and Abda the son of Shammua, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun.

Neh 11:18

Neh 11:18All the Levites in the holy city were two hundred and eighty-four.

Neh 11:19

Neh 11:19Moreover the gatekeepers, Akkub, Talmon, and their brethren who kept the gates, were one hundred and seventy-two.

Neh 11:20

Neh 11:20And the rest of Israel, of the priests and Levites, were in all the cities of Judah, everyone in his inheritance.

Neh 11:21

Neh 11:21But the Nethinim dwelt in Ophel. And Ziha and Gishpa were over the Nethinim.

Neh 11:22

Neh 11:22Also the overseer of the Levites at Jerusalem was Uzzi the son of Bani, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Micha, of the sons of Asaph, the singers in charge of the service of the house of God.

Neh 11:23

Neh 11:23For it was the king’s command concerning them that a certain portion should be for the singers, a quota day by day.

Neh 11:24

Neh 11:24Pethahiah the son of Meshezabel, of the children of Zerah the son of Judah, was the king’s deputy[fn] in all matters concerning the people.

The People Dwelling Outside Jerusalem

Neh 11:25

Neh 11:25And as for the villages with their fields, some of the children of Judah dwelt in Kirjath Arba and its villages, Dibon and its villages, Jekabzeel and its villages;

Neh 11:26

Neh 11:26in Jeshua, Moladah, Beth Pelet,

Neh 11:27

Neh 11:27Hazar Shual, and Beersheba and its villages;

Neh 11:28

Neh 11:28in Ziklag and Meconah and its villages;

Neh 11:29

Neh 11:29in En Rimmon, Zorah, Jarmuth,

Neh 11:30

Neh 11:30Zanoah, Adullam, and their villages; in Lachish and its fields; in Azekah and its villages. They dwelt from Beersheba to the Valley of Hinnom.

Neh 11:31

Neh 11:31Also the children of Benjamin from Geba dwelt in Michmash, Aija, and Bethel, and their villages;

Neh 11:32

Neh 11:32in Anathoth, Nob, Ananiah;

Neh 11:33

Neh 11:33in Hazor, Ramah, Gittaim;

Neh 11:34

Neh 11:34in Hadid, Zeboim, Neballat;

Neh 11:35

Neh 11:35in Lod, Ono, and the Valley of Craftsmen.

Neh 11:36

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

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NKJV Footnotes

(11:9)

Or Hassenuah

(11:14)

Or the son of Haggedolim

(11:17)

Or Michah

(11:24)

Literally at the king’s hand

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