CHAPTER EXPLORER
Nehemiah 11
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36 verses in KJV · 172 outgoing cross-reference links
Opening verses of Nehemiah 11 (KJV)
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.
11:2 And the people blessed all the men, that willingly offered themselves to dwell at Jerusalem.
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.
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Traditional writer attribution: Nehemiah
Approximate study chronology: c. 445 BC
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