Nehemiah 11:1 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

¹ And the princes of the people dwelt in Jerusalem: the rest of the people also cast lots, to bring one of ten to dwell in Jerusalem the holy city, and nine parts in the other cities.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹ NOW THE leaders 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, while nine-tenths dwelt in other towns and villages.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹ And the princes of the people dwelt in Jerusalem: the rest of the people also cast lots, to bring one of ten to dwell in Jerusalem the holy city, and nine parts in the other cities.

Common English Bible

¹ The leaders of the people lived in Jerusalem. The rest of the people cast lots to bring one out of ten to live in the holy city of Jerusalem, while the remaining nine stayed in the other towns.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹ Now the leaders of the people lived in Jerusalem. Yet truly, the remainder of the people cast lots, so that they might choose one part in ten who were to live in Jerusalem, the holy city, and nine parts for the other cities.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹ And the princes of the people dwelt at Jerusalem: but the rest of the people cast lots, to take one part in ten to dwell in Jerusalem the holy city; and nine parts in the other cities.

Nehemiah 11:1 Cross References

1 Chronicles 26:13

And they cast lots, as well the small as the great, according to their fathers' houses, for every gate.

1 Chronicles 8:28

These were heads of fathers' houses throughout their generations, chief men: these dwelt in Jerusalem.

1 Chronicles 9:1

So all Israel were reckoned by genealogies; and, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel: and Judah was carried away captive to Babylon for their transgression.

1 Chronicles 9:2

Now the first inhabitants that dwelt in their possessions in their cities were, Israel, the priests, the Levites, and the Nethinim.

1 Chronicles 9:3

And in Jerusalem dwelt of the children of Judah, and of the children of Benjamin, and of the children of Ephraim and Manasseh;

Nehemiah 10:34

And we cast lots, the priests, the Levites, and the people, for the wood offering, to bring it into the house of our God, according to our fathers' houses, at times appointed, year by year, to burn upon the altar of the LORD our God, as it is written in the law:

Nehemiah 11:18

All the Levites in the holy city were two hundred fourscore and four.

Nehemiah 4:22

Likewise at the same time said I unto the people, Let every one with his servant lodge within Jerusalem, that in the night they may be a guard to us, and may labour in the day.

Psalm 122:5

For there are set thrones for judgement, The thrones of the house of David.

Psalm 122:6

Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: They shall prosper that love thee.

Proverbs 16:33

The lot is cast into the lap; But the whole disposing thereof is of the LORD.

Isaiah 48:2

For they call themselves of the holy city, and stay themselves upon the God of Israel; the LORD of hosts is his name.

Isaiah 52:1

Awake, awake, put on thy strength, O Zion; put on thy beautiful garments, O Jerusalem, the holy city: for henceforth there shall no more come into thee the uncircumcised and the unclean.

Matthew 27:53

and coming forth out of the tombs after his resurrection they entered into the holy city and appeared unto many.

Matthew 4:5

Then the devil taketh him into the holy city; and he set him on the pinnacle of the temple,

Acts 1:24

And they prayed, and said, Thou, Lord, which knowest the hearts of all men, shew of these two the one whom thou hast chosen,

Acts 1:26

And they gave lots for them; and the lot fell upon Matthias; and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.

Joshua 18:10

And Joshua cast lots for them in Shiloh before the LORD: and there Joshua divided the land unto the children of Israel according to their divisions.