Nehemiah 11:1-3

International Children’s Bible

New People Move into Jerusalem

11 The leaders of Israel lived in Jerusalem. The rest of the people threw lots. One person out of every ten was to come and live in Jerusalem. It was the holy city. The other nine could stay in their own cities. ² The people blessed those who volunteered to live in Jerusalem.

³ These are the area leaders who lived in Jerusalem. (Some people lived on their own land in the cities of Judah. These included Israelites, priests, Levites, Temple servants and descendants of Solomon’s servants.