Nehemiah 11

1 habitaverunt autem principes populi in Hierusalem reliqua vero plebs misit sortem ut tollerent unam partem de decem qui habitaturi essent in Hierusalem in civitate sancta novem vero partes in civitatibus

2 benedixit autem populus omnibus viris qui se sponte obtulerunt ut habitarent in Hierusalem

3 hii sunt itaque principes provinciae qui habitaverunt in Hierusalem et in civitatibus Iuda habitavit unusquisque in possessione sua in urbibus suis Israhel sacerdotes Levitae Nathinnei et filii servorum Salomonis

4 et in Hierusalem habitaverunt de filiis Iuda et de filiis Beniamin de filiis Iuda Athaias filius Aziam filii Zacchariae filii Amariae filii Saphatia filii Malelehel de filiis Phares

5 Imaasia filius Baruch filius Coloza filius Azia filius Adaia filius Ioiarib filius Zacchariae filius Silonites

6 omnes filii Phares qui habitaverunt in Hierusalem quadringenti sexaginta octo viri fortes

7 hii sunt autem filii Beniamin Sellum filius Mosollam filius Ioed filius Phadaia filius Colaia filius Masia filius Ethehel filius Isaia

8 et post eum Gabbai Sellai nongenti viginti octo

9 et Iohel filius Zechri praepositus eorum et Iuda filius Sennua super civitatem secundus

10 et de sacerdotibus Idaia filius Ioarib Iachin

11 Saraia filius Elcia filius Mesollam filius Sadoc filius Meraioth filius Ahitub princeps domus Dei

12 et fratres eorum facientes opera templi octingenti viginti duo et Adaia filius Ieroam filius Felelia filius Amsi filius Zacchariae filius Phessur filius Melchiae

13 et fratres eius principes patrum ducenti quadraginta duo et Amassai filius Azrihel filius Aazi filius Mosollamoth filius Emmer

14 et fratres eorum potentes nimis centum viginti octo et praepositus eorum Zabdihel filius potentium

15 et de Levitis Sebenia filius Asob filius Azaricam filius Asabia filius Boni

16 et Sabathai et Iozabed super opera quae erant forinsecus in domo Dei a principibus Levitarum

17 et Mathania filius Micha filius Zebdaei filius Asaph princeps ad laudandum et confitendum in oratione et Becbecia secundus de fratribus eius et Abda filius Sammua filius Galal filius Idithun

18 omnes Levitae in civitate sancta ducenti octoginta quattuor

19 et ianitores Accob Telmon et fratres eorum qui custodiebant ostia centum septuaginta duo

20 et reliqui ex Israhel sacerdotes et Levitae in universis civitatibus Iuda unusquisque in possessione sua

21 et Nathinnei qui habitabant in Ofel et Siaha et Gaspha de Nathinneis

22 et episcopus Levitarum in Hierusalem Azzi filius Bani filius Asabiae filius Matthaniae filius Michae de filiis Asaph cantores in ministerio domus Dei

23 praeceptum quippe regis super eos erat et ordo in cantoribus per dies singulos

24 et Fataia filius Mesezebel de filiis Zera filii Iuda in manu regis iuxta omne verbum populi

25 et in domibus per omnes regiones eorum de filiis Iuda habitaverunt in Cariatharbe et in filiabus eius et in Dibon et in filiabus eius et in Capsel et in viculis eius

26 et in Iesue et in Molada et in Bethfaleth

27 et in Asersual et in Bersabee et in filiabus eius

28 et in Siceleg et in Mochona et in filiabus eius

29 et in Ainremmon et in Sara et in Irimuth

30 Zanoa Odollam et villis earum Lachis et regionibus eius Azeca et filiabus eius et manserunt in Bersabee usque ad vallem Ennom

31 filii autem Beniamin a Geba Mechmas et Aia et Bethel et filiabus eius

32 Anathoth Nob Anania

33 Asor Rama Getthaim

34 Adid Seboim Neballa Loth

35 et Ono valle Artificum

36 et de Levitis partitiones Iuda et Beniamin

Nehemiah 11 Commentary

Chapter 11

The distribution of the people.

- In all ages, men have preferred their own ease and advantage to the public good. Even the professors of religion too commonly seek their own, and not the things of Christ. Few have had such attachment to holy things and holy places, as to renounce pleasure for their sake. Yet surely, our souls should delight to dwell where holy persons and opportunities of spiritual improvement most abound. If we have not this love to the city of our God, and to every thing that assists our communion with the Saviour, how shall we be willing to depart hence; to be absent from the body, that we may be present with the Lord? To the carnal-minded, the perfect holiness of the New Jerusalem would be still harder to bear than the holiness of God's church on earth. Let us seek first the favour of God, and his glory; let us study to be patient, contented, and useful in our several stations, and wait, with cheerful hope, for admission into the holy city of God.

Chapter Summary

INTRODUCTION TO NEHEMIAH 11

This chapter treats of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, those of the tribes of Judah and Benjamin, who settled there by lot, or of their own accord, their names and numbers, Ne 11:1-9, and of the priests and Levites who dwelt there, Ne 11:10-19, and of the rest of the people, priests, and Levites, that dwelt in the other cities and villages of Judah and Benjamin, Ne 11:20-36.