Now the leaders of the people stayed in Jerusalem, and the rest of the people cast lots for one out of ten to come and live in Jerusalem, the holy city, while the other nine-tenths remained in their towns.
Nehemiah 7:4 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised The city was large and spacious, but there were few people in it, and no houses had been built yet. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Now the city was large and great: but the people were few therein, and the houses were not builded. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Now the city was wide and large, but the people in it were few, and their houses were not yet built. American Standard Version (1901) Now the city was wide and large; but the people were few therein, and the houses were not builded. Common English Bible Now although the city was wide and large, only a few people were living within it, and no houses had been rebuilt. Catholic Public Domain Version Now the city was great and very wide, and the people in its midst were few, and the houses were not yet built. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And the city was very wide and great; and the people few in the midst thereof; and the houses were not built. |
Now the leaders of the people stayed in Jerusalem, and the rest of the people cast lots for one out of ten to come and live in Jerusalem, the holy city, while the other nine-tenths remained in their towns.
I said to them, ‘Do not open the gates of Jerusalem until the sun is hot, and let the doors be shut and securely fastened while the guards are on duty. Station the citizens of Jerusalem as guards, some at their posts and some at their homes.’
Then my God put it into my mind to assemble the nobles, the officials, and the people to be registered by genealogy. I found the genealogical record of those who came back first, and I found the following written in it:
Some of you will rebuild the ancient ruins; you will restore the foundations laid long ago; you will be called the repairer of broken walls, the restorer of streets where people live.
But seek first the kingdom of God , and his righteousness, and all these things will be provided for you.