Nehemiah 11: Courageous People Move into Jerusalem – Clear & Engaging Audio Bible Reading | The Importance of Populating the Holy City & the Faithful Resettlement of the Patriarchs’ Descendants

Experience the inspiring events of Nehemiah 11 with this clear and engaging audio recording. Follow the story of the courageous people who moved into Jerusalem, and how they helped to populate the Holy City after the Babylonian exile. Discover the faithful resettlement of the Patriarchs’ descendants, and the significance of their return to their ancestral land. Perfect for study, reflection, or meditation, immerse yourself in this powerful chapter and let the Scriptures come alive.

NEHEMIAH 11 (NIV)

1 Now the leaders of the people settled in Jerusalem. The rest of the people
cast lots to bring one out of every ten of them to live in Jerusalem, the holy
city, while the remaining nine were to stay in their own towns.

2 The people
commended all who volunteered to live in Jerusalem.

3 These are the provincial leaders who settled in Jerusalem (now some
Israelites, priests, Levites, temple servants and descendants of Solomon’s
servants lived in the towns of Judah, each on their own property in the
various towns,

4 while other people from both Judah and Benjamin lived in
Jerusalem):
From the descendants of Judah:
Athaiah son of Uzziah, the son of Zechariah, the son of Amariah, the son of
Shephatiah, the son of Mahalalel, a descendant of Perez;

5 and Maaseiah son of
Baruch, the son of Kol-Hozeh, the son of Hazaiah, the son of Adaiah, the son
of Joiarib, the son of Zechariah, a descendant of Shelah. 6 The descendants of
Perez who lived in Jerusalem totaled 468 men of standing.

7 From the descendants of Benjamin:
Sallu son of Meshullam, the son of Joed, the son of Pedaiah, the son of
Kolaiah, the son of Maaseiah, the son of Ithiel, the son of Jeshaiah, 8 and
his followers, Gabbai and Sallai—928 men.

9 Joel son of Zikri was their chief
officer, and Judah son of Hassenuah was over the New Quarter of the city.

10 From the priests:
Jedaiah; the son of Joiarib; Jakin;

11 Seraiah son of Hilkiah, the son of
Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, the
official in charge of the house of God, 12 and their associates, who carried
on work for the temple—822 men; Adaiah son of Jeroham, the son of Pelaliah,
the son of Amzi, the son of Zechariah, the son of Pashhur, the son of
Malkijah, 13 and his associates, who were heads of families—242 men; Amashsai
son of Azarel, the son of Ahzai, the son of Meshillemoth, the son of Immer, 14
and his associates, who were men of standing—128. Their chief officer was
Zabdiel son of Haggedolim.

15 From the Levites:
Shemaiah son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, the son of
Bunni;

16 Shabbethai and Jozabad, two of the heads of the Levites, who had
charge of the outside work of the house of God;

17 Mattaniah son of Mika, the
son of Zabdi, the son of Asaph, the director who led in thanksgiving and
prayer; Bakbukiah, second among his associates; and Abda son of Shammua, the
son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun. 18 The Levites in the holy city totaled

284.

19 The gatekeepers:
Akkub, Talmon and their associates, who kept watch at the gates—172 men.

20 The rest of the Israelites, with the priests and Levites, were in all the
towns of Judah, each on their ancestral property.

21 The temple servants lived on the hill of Ophel, and Ziha and Gishpa were in
charge of them.

22 The chief officer of the Levites in Jerusalem was Uzzi son of Bani, the son
of Hashabiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Mika. Uzzi was one of Asaph’s
descendants, who were the musicians responsible for the service of the house
of God.

23 The musicians were under the king’s orders, which regulated their
daily activity.

24 Pethahiah son of Meshezabel, one of the descendants of Zerah son of Judah,
was the king’s agent in all affairs relating to the people.

25 As for the villages with their fields, some of the people of Judah lived in
Kiriath Arba and its surrounding settlements, in Dibon and its settlements, in
Jekabzeel and its villages,

26 in Jeshua, in Moladah, in Beth Pelet,

27 in
Hazar Shual, in Beersheba and its settlements,

28 in Ziklag, in Mekonah and
its settlements,

29 in En Rimmon, in Zorah, in Jarmuth,

30 Zanoah, Adullam and
their villages, in Lachish and its fields, and in Azekah and its settlements.
So they were living all the way from Beersheba to the Valley of Hinnom.

31 The descendants of the Benjamites from Geba lived in Mikmash, Aija, Bethel
and its settlements,

32 in Anathoth, Nob and Ananiah,

33 in Hazor, Ramah and
Gittaim,

34 in Hadid, Zeboim and Neballat,

35 in Lod and Ono, and in Ge
Harashim.

36 Some of the divisions of the Levites of Judah settled in Benjamin.