(KJV) Nehemiah 111

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Jerusalem’s New Settlers

[1] And the rulers2 of the people dwelt at Jerusalem: the rest of the people also cast lots3, to bring one of ten4 to dwell in Jerusalem the holy5 city, and nine parts [to dwell] in [other] cities. [2] And the people blessed6 all the men, that willingly7 offered themselves to dwell at Jerusalem.

[3] [¶]Now8 these [are] the chief9 of the province that dwelt in Jerusalem: but in the cities of Judah dwelt every one in his possession in their cities, [to wit], Israel10, the priests, and the Levites, and the Nethinims11, and the children12 of Solomon’s servants. [4] And at Jerusalem dwelt13 [certain] of the children of Judah, and of the children of Benjamin. Of the children of Judah; Athaiah the son of Uzziah, the son of Zechariah, the son of Amariah, the son of Shephatiah, the son of Mahalaleel, of the children of Perez14; [5] And Maaseiah the son of Baruch, the son of Col–hozeh15, the son of Hazaiah, the son of Adaiah, the son of Joiarib, the son of Zechariah, the son of Shiloni16. [6] All the sons of Perez that dwelt at Jerusalem [were] four hundred threescore and eight valiant men. [7] And these [are] the sons17 of Benjamin; Sallu the son of Meshullam, the son of Joed18, the son of Pedaiah, the son of Kolaiah, the son of Maaseiah, the son of Ithiel, the son of Jesaiah. [8] And after him Gabbai, Sallai, nine hundred twenty and eight. [9] And Joel the son of Zichri [was] their overseer: and Judah19 the son of Senuah [was] second over the city. [10] Of the priests: Jedaiah20 the son of Joiarib21, Jachin. [11] Seraiah22 the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, [was] the ruler23 of the house of God. [12] And their brethren that did the work of the house [were] eight hundred twenty and two: and Adaiah24 the son of Jeroham, the son of Pelaliah, the son of Amzi, the son of Zechariah, the son of Pashur, the son of Malchiah, [13] And his brethren, chief of the fathers, two hundred forty and two: and Amashai the son of Azareel, the son of Ahasai, the son of Meshillemoth, the son of Immer, [14] And their brethren, mighty men of valour, an hundred twenty and eight: and their overseer [was] Zabdiel, the son of [one of] the great men25. [15] Also of the Levites: Shemaiah26 the son of Hashub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Bunni; [16] And Shabbethai27 and Jozabad, of the chief of the Levites, [had] the oversight of28 the outward29 business of the house of God. [17] And Mattaniah the son of Micha, the son of Zabdi30, the son of Asaph, [was] the principal to begin31 the thanksgiving32 in prayer: and Bakbukiah33 the second among his brethren, and Abda the son of Shammua, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun. [18] All the Levites in the holy34 city [were] two hundred fourscore and four. [19] Moreover the porters, Akkub35, Talmon, and their brethren that kept36 the gates37, [were] an hundred seventy and two.

Residents Outside Jerusalem

[20] And the residue of Israel, of the priests, [and] the Levites, [were] in all the cities of Judah, every one in his inheritance. [21] But the38 Nethinims dwelt in Ophel39: and Ziha and Gispa [were] over the Nethinims. [22] The overseer40 also of the Levites at Jerusalem [was] Uzzi41 the son of Bani42, the son of Hashabiah43, the son of Mattaniah44, the son of Micha. Of the sons45 of Asaph, the singers [were] over46 the business of the house of God. [23] For [it was] the king’s47 commandment concerning them, that a certain portion48 should be for the singers, due for every day. [24] And Pethahiah the son of Meshezabeel49, of the children of Zerah50 the son of Judah, [was] at the king’s51 hand in all matters concerning the people. [25] And for the villages, with their fields, [some] of the children of Judah dwelt at Kirjath–arba52, and [in] the villages thereof, and at Dibon53, and [in] the villages thereof, and at Jekabzeel54, and [in] the villages thereof, [26] And at Jeshua, and at Moladah55, and at Beth–phelet56, [27] And at Hazar–shual, and at Beer–sheba, and [in] the villages thereof,57 [28] And at Ziklag58, and at Mekonah59, and in the villages thereof, [29] And at En–rimmon60, and at Zareah61, and at Jarmuth62, [30] Zanoah63, Adullam64, and [in] their villages, at Lachish65, and the fields thereof, at Azekah66, and [in] the villages thereof. And they dwelt from Beer–sheba unto the valley67 of Hinnom. [31] The children also of Benjamin from Geba68 [dwelt] at Michmash69, and Aija70, and Beth–el, and [in] their villages, [32] [And] at Anathoth71, Nob72, Ananiah, [33] Hazor, Ramah73, Gittaim74, [34] Hadid, Zeboim75, Neballat, [35] Lod76, and Ono, the valley77 of craftsmen. [36] And of78 the Levites [were] divisions79 [in] Judah, [and] in Benjamin.

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  1. Neh 11:1, The rulers, voluntary men, and the tenth man chosen by lot, dwell at Jerusalem; Neh 11:3, A catalogue of their names; Neh 11:20, The residue dwell in other cities. 

  2. Neh 7:4-5; Deut 17:8-9; Ps 122:5 

  3. Jerusalem certainly had many inhabitants at this time, but not sufficient to preserve the city, which was now encompassed with a wall, the building of which was going on fast. Nehemiah, therefore, obliged one-tenth of the country people to come and dwell in it, that the population might be sufficient for the defence of the city. Some volunteered their services, which was at that time considered a sacrifice to patriotism; as Jerusalem then afforded very few advantages, and was a place of considerable danger. Hence "the people blessed them that willingly offered themselves." Neh 10:34; Josh 18:10; 1Chr 26:13; Prov 16:33; Acts 1:24 

  4. Judg 20:9-10 

  5. Neh 11:18; Isa 48:2, Isa 52:1; Matt 4:5, Matt 27:53 

  6. Deut 24:13; Job 29:13, Job 31:20 

  7. Judg 5:9; 2Cor 8:16-17 

  8. There is a good deal of difference between this enumeration and that in Chronicles; as this comprehends not only those who came first with Zerubbabel, but also those who came with Ezra and Nehemiah. See note on 1Chr 9:18

  9. Neh 7:6; Ezra 2:1 

  10. Neh 7:73; 1Chr 9:1-3; Ezra 2:70 

  11. Ezra 2:43, Ezra 2:55 

  12. Neh 7:57-60; Ezra 2:55-58 

  13. 1Chr 9:3, 1Chr 9:4-9 

  14. The variation of Pharez and Perez is only found in the translation; the original being uniformly τψυ ( ‎פֶּרֶץ‎ ). Gen 38:29; Ruth 4:18, Pharez, Matt 1:3; Luke 3:33, Phares 

  15. Neh 3:15 

  16. Some suppose Shiloni to be the name of a man; others derive it from Shiloh, the city so called; and others derive it from Shelah, son of Judah. Gen 38:5, Shelah, Num 26:20, Shelanites, 1Chr 4:21, 1Chr 9:5 

  17. 1Chr 9:7-9 

  18. It is probable that Joed was also called Hodaviah, and that Pedaiah had also the name of Hasenuah. 

  19. 1Chr 9:7, Hodaviah, Hasenuah 

  20. One of Dr. Kennicott's manuscripts omits, αο ( ‎בֵּן‎ ), ben, "son of," and reads "Jedaiah, Joiarib, Jachin," which is nearly that of the parallel place. Joiarib, ιειψια ( ‎יוֹיָרִיב‎ ), is merely a contracted form of ιδειψια ( ‎יְהוֹיָרִיב‎ ), Jehoiarib, by the elision of δ, hay. Neh 7:39, Neh 12:19; 1Chr 9:10, Jehoiarib, Ezra 2:36, Ezra 8:16 

  21. Neh 12:6 

  22. Seraiah probably had also the name of Azariah. 1Chr 6:7-14, 1Chr 9:11, Azariah, Ezra 7:1-5 

  23. He had the command over all secular matters; as the high priest had over all those which were spiritual. Num 3:32; 1Chr 9:1; 2Chr 19:11, 2Chr 31:13; Acts 5:24 

  24. 1Chr 9:12-13 

  25. or, of Haggedolim, Neh 11:14 

  26. 1Chr 9:14, 1Chr 9:19 

  27. Neh 8:7 

  28. Heb. were over, 1Chr 26:20 

  29. Calmet supposes they provided the victuals for the priests, the victims for the sacrifices, the sacerdotal vestments, the sacred vessels, and other necessaries for the service of the temple. Acts 6:2-3 

  30. In the parallel passage, instead of Zichri, many manuscripts have Zabdi, as here. He is also called Zaccur. Neh 10:12; 1Chr 9:15, Zichri 

  31. Neh 12:8, Neh 12:31; 1Chr 16:4, 1Chr 16:41, 1Chr 25:1-6 

  32. Phil 4:6; 1Thess 5:17-18 

  33. Neh 12:9, Neh 12:25 

  34. Neh 11:1; 1Kgs 11:13; Dan 9:24; Matt 24:15, Matt 27:53; Rev 11:2, Rev 21:2 

  35. Neh 7:45, Neh 12:25; 1Chr 9:17-22 

  36. Ps 84:10 

  37. Heb. at the gates 

  38. Neh 3:26, Neh 3:31; 2Chr 27:3 

  39. or, the tower 

  40. Neh 11:9, Neh 11:14, Neh 12:42; Acts 20:28 

  41. Neh 12:42 

  42. Neh 3:17, Neh 8:7, Neh 9:4-5, Neh 10:13 

  43. Neh 10:11, Neh 12:24; Ezra 8:19 

  44. Neh 11:17, Neh 12:25, Neh 12:35, Neh 13:13; 1Chr 9:15 

  45. Neh 11:17, Neh 12:46; 1Chr 25:1-6 

  46. Neh 11:11, Neh 11:16; 1Chr 9:16-32 

  47. 1Chr 9:33; Ezra 6:8-9, Ezra 7:20-24 

  48. or, a sure ordinance 

  49. Neh 10:21 

  50. Gen 38:30, Zarah, Num 26:20; Matt 1:3, Zara 

  51. 1Chr 18:17, 1Chr 23:28 *marg. 

  52. Josh 14:15 

  53. Josh 15:22, Dimonah 

  54. Josh 15:21, Kabzeel 

  55. Josh 15:26, Josh 19:2 

  56. Josh 15:27, Beth–palet 

  57. Hazarshua, Josh 15:28, Josh 19:3, Bethsheba, Gen 21:31, Gen 26:33; Judg 20:1 

  58. Josh 15:31; 1Sam 27:6 

  59. Probably the Mechanam which Jerome (in Bethmacha) places eight miles from Eleutheropolis, towards Jerusalem. 

  60. Rimmon is placed by Eusebius in the south of Judah, 16 miles south of Eleutheropolis. Josh 15:32, Rimmon 

  61. These variations are only chargeable to the translator; the original being uniformly Zorah. Josh 15:33, Zoreah, Josh 19:41; Judg 13:25, Zorah 

  62. Josh 12:11, Josh 15:35 

  63. Neh 3:13; Josh 15:34 

  64. Josh 12:15; Mic 1:15 

  65. Josh 10:3, Josh 15:39; Isa 37:8 

  66. Josh 15:35 

  67. Josh 15:8, Josh 18:16; 2Kgs 23:10; Jer 7:31-32, Jer 19:2, Jer 19:6, Jer 32:35 

  68. or, of Geba, Neh 7:30, Gaba, Josh 18:24 

  69. or, to Michmash, Neh 7:31, Michmas, 1Sam 13:11, 1Sam 13:23; Isa 10:28 

  70. Neh 7:32, Ai, Gen 12:8, Hai, Josh 8:9, Ai, Beth–el, Gen 28:19; Josh 18:13 

  71. Neh 7:27; Josh 21:18; Isa 10:30; Jer 1:1 

  72. 1Sam 21:1, 1Sam 22:19; Isa 10:32 

  73. Josh 18:25; 1Sam 7:17; Matt 2:18, Rama 

  74. 2Sam 4:3 

  75. 1Sam 13:18 

  76. Neh 7:37; 1Chr 8:12 

  77. 1Chr 4:14 

  78. Josh 21:1-45; 1Chr 6:54-81 

  79. Gen 49:7