Nehemiah 11:1

New Living Translation

The leaders of the people were living in Jerusalem, the holy city. A tenth of the people from the other towns of Judah and Benjamin were chosen by sacred lots to live there, too, while the rest stayed where they were.

Cross References

1 Chronicles 26:13

They were assigned by families for guard duty at the various gates, without regard to age or training, for it was all decided by means of sacred lots.

1 Chronicles 8:28

These were the leaders of the ancestral clans; they were listed in their genealogical records, and they all lived in Jerusalem.

1 Chronicles 9:1

So all Israel was listed in the genealogical records in The Book of the Kings of Israel. The people of Judah were exiled to Babylon because they were unfaithful to the Lord.

1 Chronicles 9:2

The first of the exiles to return to their property in their former towns were priests, Levites, Temple servants, and other Israelites.

1 Chronicles 9:3

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

Nehemiah 10:34

“We have cast sacred lots to determine when—at regular times each year—the families of the priests, Levites, and the common people should bring wood to God’s Temple to be burned on the altar of the Lord our God, as is written in the Law.

Nehemiah 11:18

In all, there were 284 Levites in the holy city.

Nehemiah 4:22

I also told everyone living outside the walls to stay in Jerusalem. That way they and their servants could help with guard duty at night and work during the day.

Psalm 122:5

Here stand the thrones where judgment is given, the thrones of the dynasty of David.

Psalm 122:6

Pray for peace in Jerusalem. May all who love this city prosper.

Proverbs 16:33

We may throw the dice, but the Lord determines how they fall.

Isaiah 48:2

even though you call yourself the holy city and talk about depending on the God of Israel, whose name is the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.

Isaiah 52:1

Wake up, wake up, O Zion! Clothe yourself with strength. Put on your beautiful clothes, O holy city of Jerusalem, for unclean and godless people will enter your gates no longer.

Matthew 27:53

They left the cemetery after Jesus’ resurrection, went into the holy city of Jerusalem, and appeared to many people.

Matthew 4:5

Then the devil took him to the holy city, Jerusalem, to the highest point of the Temple,

Acts 1:24

Then they all prayed, “O Lord, you know every heart. Show us which of these men you have chosen

Acts 1:26

Then they cast lots, and Matthias was selected to become an apostle with the other eleven.

Joshua 18:10

And there at Shiloh, Joshua cast sacred lots in the presence of the Lord to determine which tribe should have each section.