Nehemiah 11:1

New King James Version

Now the leaders of the people dwelt at Jerusalem; the rest of the people cast lots to bring one out of ten to dwell in Jerusalem, the holy city, and nine-tenths were to dwell in other cities.

Cross References

Isaiah 48:2

For they call themselves after the holy city, And lean on the God of Israel; The Lord of hosts is His name:

Isaiah 52:1

Awake, awake! Put on your strength, O Zion; Put on your beautiful garments, O Jerusalem, the holy city! For the uncircumcised and the unclean Shall no longer come to you.

Nehemiah 11:18

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

Nehemiah 10:34

We cast lots among the priests, the Levites, and the people, for bringing the wood offering into the house of our God, according to our fathers’ houses, at the appointed times year by year, to burn on the altar of the Lord our God as it is written in the Law.

Matthew 4:5

Then the devil took Him up into the holy city, set Him on the pinnacle of the temple,

Acts 1:24

And they prayed and said, “You, O Lord, who know the hearts of all, show which of these two You have chosen

Matthew 27:53

and coming out of the graves after His resurrection, they went into the holy city and appeared to many.

Proverbs 16:33

The lot is cast into the lap, But its every decision is from the Lord.

Psalm 122:5

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

1 Chronicles 26:13

And they cast lots for each gate, the small as well as the great, according to their father’s house.

Joshua 18:10

Then Joshua cast lots for them in Shiloh before the Lord, and there Joshua divided the land to the children of Israel according to their divisions.

Acts 1:26

And they cast their lots, and the lot fell on Matthias. And he was numbered with the eleven apostles.

1 Chronicles 9:3

Now in Jerusalem the children of Judah dwelt, and some of the children of Benjamin, and of the children of Ephraim and Manasseh:

1 Chronicles 8:28

These were heads of the fathers’ houses by their generations, chief men. These dwelt in Jerusalem.

1 Chronicles 9:1

So all Israel was recorded by genealogies, and indeed, they were inscribed in the book of the kings of Israel. But Judah was carried away captive to Babylon because of their unfaithfulness.

1 Chronicles 9:2

And the first inhabitants who dwelt in their possessions in their cities were Israelites, priests, Levites, and the Nethinim.

Nehemiah 4:22

At the same time I also said to the people, “Let each man and his servant stay at night in Jerusalem, that they may be our guard by night and a working party by day.”

Psalm 122:6

Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: “May they prosper who love you.