Nehemiah 11:1

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The Population of Jerusalem So the leaders of the people settled in Jerusalem, 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 remained in other cities.

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  • Isa 48:2 : 2 Indeed, they live in the holy city; they trust in the God of Israel, whose name is the LORD of Heaven’s Armies.
  • Neh 11:18 : 18 The sum total of the Levites in the holy city was 284.
  • Neh 10:34 : 34 “We– the priests, the Levites, and the people– have cast lots concerning the wood offerings, to bring them to the temple of our God according to our families at the designated times year by year to burn on the altar of the LORD our God, as is written in the law.
  • Isa 52:1 : 1 Wake up! Wake up! Clothe yourself with strength, O Zion! Put on your beautiful clothes, O Jerusalem, holy city! For uncircumcised and unclean pagans will no longer invade you.
  • Matt 4:5 : 5 Then the devil took him to the holy city, had him stand on the highest point of the temple,
  • Matt 27:53 : 53 (They came out of the tombs after his resurrection and went into the holy city and appeared to many people.)
  • Acts 1:24 : 24 Then they prayed,“Lord, you know the hearts of all. Show us which one of these two you have chosen
  • Deut 17:8-9 : 8 Appeal to a Higher Court If a matter is too difficult for you to judge– bloodshed, legal claim, or assault– matters of controversy in your villages– you must leave there and go up to the place the LORD your God chooses. 9 You will go to the Levitical priests and the judge in office in those days and seek a solution; they will render a verdict.
  • Josh 18:10 : 10 Joshua drew lots for them in Shiloh before the LORD and divided the land among the Israelites according to their allotted portions.
  • Judg 20:9-9 : 9 Now this is what we will do to Gibeah: We will attack the city as the lot dictates. 10 We will take ten of every group of a hundred men from all the tribes of Israel(and a hundred of every group of a thousand, and a thousand of every group of ten thousand) to get supplies for the army. When they arrive in Gibeah of Benjamin they will punish them for the atrocity which they committed in Israel.”
  • 1 Chr 26:13 : 13 They cast lots, both young and old, according to their families, to determine which gate they would be responsible for.
  • Neh 7:4-5 : 4 Now the city was spread out and large, and there were not a lot of people in it. At that time houses had not been rebuilt. 5 My God placed it on my heart to gather the leaders, the officials, and the ordinary people so they could be enrolled on the basis of genealogy. I found the genealogical records of those who had formerly returned. Here is what I found written in that record:
  • Ps 122:5 : 5 Indeed, the leaders sit there on thrones and make legal decisions, on the thrones of the house of David.
  • Prov 16:33 : 33 The dice are thrown into the lap, but their every decision is from the LORD.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Neh 11:2-4
    3 verses
    85%

    2The people gave their blessing on all the men who volunteered to settle in Jerusalem.

    3These are the provincial leaders who settled in Jerusalem.(While other Israelites, the priests, the Levites, the temple attendants, and the sons of the servants of Solomon settled in the cities of Judah, each on his own property in their cities,

    4some of the descendants of Judah and some of the descendants of Benjamin settled in Jerusalem.) Of the descendants of Judah: Athaiah son of Uzziah, the son of Zechariah, the son of Amariah, the son of Shephatiah, the son of Mahalalel, from the descendants of Perez;

  • 1 Chr 9:2-3
    2 verses
    74%

    2The first to resettle on their property and in their cities were some Israelites, priests, Levites, and temple servants.

    3Some from the tribes of Judah, Benjamin, and Ephraim and Manasseh settled in Jerusalem.

  • Neh 11:20
    74%

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

  • Ezra 2:70
    73%

    70The priests, the Levites, some of the people, the singers, the gatekeepers, and the temple servants lived in their towns, and all the rest of Israel lived in their towns.

  • Neh 7:4
    71%

    4Now the city was spread out and large, and there were not a lot of people in it. At that time houses had not been rebuilt.

  • Ezra 3:1
    71%

    1The Altar is Rebuilt When the seventh month arrived and the Israelites were living in their towns, the people assembled in Jerusalem.

  • 1 Chr 26:13-14
    2 verses
    71%

    13They cast lots, both young and old, according to their families, to determine which gate they would be responsible for.

    14The lot for the east gate went to Shelemiah. They then cast lots for his son Zechariah, a wise adviser, and the lot for the north gate went to him.

  • 1 Chr 24:5-7
    3 verses
    71%

    5They divided them by lots, for there were officials of the holy place and officials designated by God among the descendants of both Eleazar and Ithamar.

    6The scribe Shemaiah son of Nethanel, a Levite, wrote down their names before the king, the officials, Zadok the priest, Ahimelech son of Abiathar, and the leaders of the priestly and Levite families. One family was drawn by lot from Eleazar, and then the next from Ithamar.

    7The first lot went to Jehoiarib,the second to Jedaiah,

  • Neh 7:73
    70%

    73The priests, the Levites, the gatekeepers, the singers, some of the people, the temple servants, and all the rest of Israel lived in their cities.

  • 1 Chr 6:65
    70%

    65They allotted these previously named cities from the territory of the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin.

  • Ezra 1:4-5
    2 verses
    70%

    4Anyone who survives in any of those places where he is a resident foreigner must be helped by his neighbors with silver, gold, equipment, and animals, along with voluntary offerings for the temple of God which is in Jerusalem.’”

    5The Exiles Prepare to Return to Jerusalem Then the leaders of Judah and Benjamin, along with the priests and the Levites– all those whose mind God had stirred– got ready to go up in order to build the temple of the LORD in Jerusalem.

  • 1 Chr 25:8-9
    2 verses
    70%

    8They cast lots to determine their responsibilities– oldest as well as youngest, teacher as well as student.

    9The first lot went to Asaph’s son Joseph and his relatives and sons– twelve in all, the second to Gedaliah and his relatives and sons– twelve in all,

  • Josh 21:9
    69%

    9They assigned from the tribes of Judah and Simeon the cities listed below.

  • Obad 1:11
    69%

    11You stood aloof while strangers took his army captive, and foreigners advanced to his gates. When they cast lots over Jerusalem, you behaved as though you were in league with them.

  • Neh 10:34
    69%

    34“We– the priests, the Levites, and the people– have cast lots concerning the wood offerings, to bring them to the temple of our God according to our families at the designated times year by year to burn on the altar of the LORD our God, as is written in the law.

  • 1 Chr 9:34
    69%

    34These were the family leaders of the Levites, as listed in their genealogical records. They lived in Jerusalem.

  • Josh 21:4
    69%

    4The first lot belonged to the Kohathite clans. The Levites who were descendants of Aaron the priest were allotted thirteen cities from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin.

  • 1 Chr 8:28
    69%

    28These were the family leaders listed in the genealogical records; they lived in Jerusalem.

  • Neh 13:11
    69%

    11So I registered a complaint with the leaders, asking,“Why is the temple of God neglected?” Then I gathered them and reassigned them to their positions.

  • Josh 18:5-6
    2 verses
    69%

    5Divide it into seven regions. Judah will stay in its territory in the south, and the family of Joseph in its territory in the north.

    6But as for you, map out the land into seven regions and bring it to me. I will draw lots for you here before the LORD our God.

  • Ezra 10:7-9
    3 verses
    69%

    7A proclamation was circulated throughout Judah and Jerusalem that all the exiles were to be assembled in Jerusalem.

    8Everyone who did not come within three days would thereby forfeit all his property, in keeping with the counsel of the officials and the elders. Furthermore, he himself would be excluded from the assembly of the exiles.

    9All the men of Judah and Benjamin were gathered in Jerusalem within the three days.(It was in the ninth month, on the twentieth day of that month.) All the people sat in the square at the temple of God, trembling because of this matter and because of the rains.

  • 2 Chr 31:4
    69%

    4He ordered the people living in Jerusalem to contribute the portion prescribed for the priests and Levites so they might be obedient to the law of the LORD.

  • Neh 11:36
    69%

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

  • Ezra 9:1
    68%

    1A Prayer of Ezra Now when these things had been completed, the leaders approached me and said,“The people of Israel, the priests, and the Levites have not separated themselves from the local residents who practice detestable things similar to those of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Jebusites, the Ammonites, the Moabites, the Egyptians, and the Amorites.

  • 2 Chr 19:8
    68%

    8In Jerusalem Jehoshaphat appointed some Levites, priests, and Israelite family leaders to judge on behalf of the LORD and to settle disputes among the residents of Jerusalem.

  • 1 Chr 24:31
    68%

    31Just like their relatives, the descendants of Aaron, they also cast lots before King David, Zadok, Ahimelech, the leaders of families, the priests, and the Levites. The families of the oldest son cast lots along with those of the youngest.

  • Josh 12:10
    68%

    10the king of Jerusalem(one), the king of Hebron(one),

  • 2 Chr 31:19
    68%

    19As for the descendants of Aaron, the priests who lived in the outskirts of all their cities, men were assigned to disburse portions to every male among the priests and to every Levite listed in the genealogical records.

  • 2 Chr 23:5
    68%

    5Another third of you will be stationed at the royal palace and still another third at the Foundation Gate. All the others will stand in the courtyards of the LORD’s temple.

  • Zech 14:11
    68%

    11And people will settle there, and there will no longer be the threat of divine extermination– Jerusalem will dwell in security.

  • Josh 18:10
    68%

    10Joshua drew lots for them in Shiloh before the LORD and divided the land among the Israelites according to their allotted portions.

  • Judg 20:9
    68%

    9Now this is what we will do to Gibeah: We will attack the city as the lot dictates.

  • Isa 34:17
    68%

    17He assigns them their allotment; he measures out their assigned place. They will live there permanently; they will settle in it through successive generations.

  • 2 Chr 23:2
    68%

    2They traveled throughout Judah and assembled the Levites from all the cities of Judah, as well as the Israelite family leaders.They came to Jerusalem,

  • 1 Chr 11:7
    68%

    7David lived in the fortress; for this reason it is called the City of David.

  • Neh 10:14
    68%

    14The leaders of the people were as follows: Parosh, Pahath-Moab, Elam, Zattu, Bani,

  • Neh 12:40
    68%

    40Then the two choirs that gave thanks took their stations in the temple of God. I did also, along with half the officials with me,

  • Ezra 7:15
    67%

    15and to bring silver and gold which the king and his advisers have freely contributed to the God of Israel, who resides in Jerusalem,

  • 1 Chr 11:4
    67%

    4David Conquers Jerusalem David and the whole Israelite army advanced to Jerusalem(that is, Jebus).(The Jebusites, the land’s original inhabitants, lived there.)