Nehemiah 11:1-2

Christian Standard Bible

Resettling Jerusalem

11 Now the leaders of the people stayed in Jerusalem,^(A) and the rest of the people cast lots^(B) for one out of ten to come and live in Jerusalem, the holy city,^(C) while the other nine-tenths remained in their towns.^{(D) 2} The people blessed all the men who volunteered^(E) to live in Jerusalem.