Nehemiah 11:1-12
Ne 11:1
And the rulers of the people dwelt at Jerusalem: the rest
of the people also cast lots, to bring one of ten to dwell in Jerusalem the holy
city, and nine parts to dwell in other cities.
The rulers began to take their rightful place in
Jerusalem since it was the capital city but as of this time there were not
enough people living in it to keep the city running properly.
What they did was they went to those living in the outlying communities
and cast lots resulting in bringing in one out of ten to dwell in the city for
the purpose of keeping the city running properly.
The balance of the people remained outside the city, living where they
settled by family name.
Ne 11:2
And the people blessed all the men, that willingly
offered themselves to dwell at Jerusalem.
There were those who volunteered to live in the city and
did not have to be chosen by lot.
These people were blessed or lauded by the people who knew they volunteered
since they probably had a great desire to see Jerusalem prosper once again.
Ne 11:3
Now these are the chief of the province that dwelt
in Jerusalem: but in the cities of Judah dwelt every one in his possession in
their cities, to wit, Israel, the priests, and the Levites, and the
Nethinims, and the children of Solomon's servants.
No longer was Judah looked upon as a nation but had been
reduced to a province which was still under the authority of the king of Persia.
Then the people whose ancestors lived in the outlying cities around
Jerusalem went to live there and claim those areas for their family possessions.
Israel is mentioned as those who were the stock of Israel by means of
being listed in the register. Then
the temple workers lived in their particular parts of the city and the outlying
cities and when it was time for them to perform their temple duties, they would
come into the city.
Ne 11:4
And at Jerusalem dwelt 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 Perez;
The tribes of Judah and Benjamin were in the south, in
the same area.
Now these are the generations of Pharez: Pharez
begat Hezron, (Ruth 4:18)
And of the sons of Shephatiah; Zebadiah the son of
Michael, and with him fourscore males. (Ezra 8:8)
Ne 11:5
And 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.
And of the Shilonites; Asaiah the firstborn, and
his sons. (1 Chronicles 9:5)
And of the sons of Bani; Meshullam, Malluch, and
Adaiah, Jashub, and Sheal, and Ramoth. (Ezra 10:29)
But the gate of the fountain repaired Shallun the son of
Col-hozeh, the ruler of part of Mizpah; he built it, and covered it, and
set up the doors thereof, the locks thereof, and the bars thereof, and the wall
of the pool of Siloah by the king's garden, and unto the stairs that go down
from the city of David. (Nehemiah 3:15)
And among the sons of the priests there were found that
had taken strange wives: namely, of the sons of Jeshua the son of
Jozadak, and his brethren; Maaseiah, and Eliezer, and Jarib, and
Gedaliah. (Ezra 10:18)
Ne 11:6
All the sons of Perez that dwelt at Jerusalem were
four hundred threescore and eight
valiant men.
3 And in Jerusalem dwelt of the children of
Judah, and of the children of Benjamin, and of the children of Ephraim, and
Manasseh; 4 Uthai the son of Ammihud, the son of Omri, the son of
Imri, the son of Bani, of the children of Pharez the son of Judah. (1
Chronicles 9:3-4)
Ne 11:7
And 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 Jesaiah.
And of the sons of Benjamin; Sallu the son of
Meshullam, the son of Hodaviah, the son of Hasenuah, (1 Chronicles 9:7)
Of the children of Ephraim, Hoshea the son of Azaziah: of
the half tribe of Manasseh, Joel the son of Pedaiah: (1 Chronicles 27:20)
Also Jeshua, and Bani, and Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub,
Shabbethai, Hodijah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah,
and the Levites, caused the people to understand the law: and the people
stood in their place. (Nehemiah 8:7)
And the sons of Hananiah; Pelatiah, and Jesaiah:
the sons of Rephaiah, the sons of Arnan, the sons of Obadiah, the sons of
Shechaniah. (1 Chronicles 3:21)
Ne 11:8
And after him Gabbai, Sallai, nine hundred twenty and
eight.
These were 928 people of the tribe of Benjamin which
means they might have had a larger portion of the city.
Of Sallai, Kallai; of Amok, Eber; (Nehemiah 12:20)
Ne 11:9
And Joel the son of Zichri was their overseer: and
Judah the son of Senuah was second over the city.
Joel was made to be chief governor over the city and
Judah was made the deputy governor of the city.
Joel was probably the chief magistrate since Nehemiah was still the
Tirshatha in charge.
Ne 11:10
Of the priests: Jedaiah the son of Joiarib, Jachin.
The priests: the children of Jedaiah, of the house
of Jeshua, nine hundred seventy and three. (Ezra 2:36)
And of the priests; Jedaiah, and Jehoiarib, and
Jachin, (1 Chronicles 9:10)
Ne 11:11
Seraiah the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son
of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, was the ruler of the
house of God.
Now after these things, in the reign of Artaxerxes king
of Persia, Ezra the son of Seraiah, the son of Azariah, the son of
Hilkiah, (Ezra 7:1)
And Ahitub begat Zadok, and Zadok begat Shallum,
(1 Chronicles 6:12)
Ne 11:12
And their brethren that did the work of the house were
eight hundred twenty and two: and Adaiah the son of Jeroham, the son of
Pelaliah, the son of Amzi, the son of Zechariah, the son of Pashur, the son of
Malchiah,
And Adaiah the son of Jeroham, the son of
Pashur, the son of Malchijah, and Maasiai the son of Adiel, the son
of Jahzerah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Meshillemith, the son of Immer; (1
Chronicles 9:12)