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Revised Standard Version

Nehemiah 11:2

And the people blessed all the men who willingly offered to live in Jerusalem.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Thompson Chain Reference - Willingness;   Work, Religious;   Work-Workers, Religious;  

Dictionaries:

- Fausset Bible Dictionary - Chronicles, the Books of;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Nehemiah;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Malchiah;   Sallai;   Writing;   Zeboim;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
The people blessed all the men who volunteered to live in Jerusalem.
Hebrew Names Version
The people blessed all the men who willingly offered themselves to dwell in Yerushalayim.
King James Version
And the people blessed all the men, that willingly offered themselves to dwell at Jerusalem.
English Standard Version
And the people blessed all the men who willingly offered to live in Jerusalem.
New Century Version
The people blessed those who volunteered to live in Jerusalem.
New English Translation
The people gave their blessing on all the men who volunteered to settle in Jerusalem.
Amplified Bible
And the people blessed all the men who volunteered to live in Jerusalem.
New American Standard Bible
And the people blessed all the men who volunteered to live in Jerusalem.
World English Bible
The people blessed all the men who willingly offered themselves to dwell in Jerusalem.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And the people thanked all the men that were willing to dwell in Ierusalem.
Legacy Standard Bible
And the people blessed all the men who freely offered to live in Jerusalem.
Berean Standard Bible
And the people blessed all the men who volunteered to live in Jerusalem.
Contemporary English Version
Then everyone else asked God to bless those who were willing to live in Jerusalem.
Complete Jewish Bible
The people blessed all those who volunteered to live in Yerushalayim.
Darby Translation
And the people blessed all the men that willingly offered themselves to dwell in Jerusalem.
Easy-to-Read Version
The people who stayed asked God to bless those who were willing to move to Jerusalem.
George Lamsa Translation
And the people blessed all the men who willingly offered themselves to dwell in Jerusalem.
Good News Translation
The people praised anyone else who volunteered to live in Jerusalem.
Lexham English Bible
And the people blessed all the men who willingly offered to live in Jerusalem.
Literal Translation
And the people blessed all the men who willingly offered themselves to live in Jerusalem.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And ye people thanked all the men that were willinge to dwell at Ierusalem.
American Standard Version
And the people blessed all the men that willingly offered themselves to dwell in Jerusalem.
Bible in Basic English
And the people gave a blessing to all the men who were freely offering to take up their places in Jerusalem.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And the people thanked all the men that were willing to dwel at Hierusale.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And the people blessed all the men that willingly offered themselves to dwell in Jerusalem.
King James Version (1611)
And the people blessed all the men, that willingly offered themselues, to dwell at Ierusalem.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the people blessed all the men that volunteered to dwell in Jerusalem.
English Revised Version
And the people blessed all the men that willingly offered themselves to dwell in Jerusalem.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Forsothe the puple blesside alle men, that profriden hem silf bi fre wille to dwelle in Jerusalem.
Update Bible Version
And the people blessed all the men that willingly offered themselves to dwell in Jerusalem.
Webster's Bible Translation
And the people blessed all the men that willingly offered themselves to dwell at Jerusalem.
New King James Version
And the people blessed all the men who willingly offered themselves to dwell at Jerusalem.
New Living Translation
And the people commended everyone who volunteered to resettle in Jerusalem.
New Life Bible
And the people praised all the men who were willing to live in Jerusalem.
New Revised Standard
And the people blessed all those who willingly offered to live in Jerusalem.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And the people bestowed a blessing on all the men, who willingly offered themselves to dwell in Jerusalem.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the people blessed all the men that willingly offered themselves to dwell in Jerusalem.
Young's Literal Translation
and the people give a blessing to all the men who are offering themselves willingly to dwell in Jerusalem.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
And the people blessed all the men who volunteered to live in Jerusalem.

Contextual Overview

1 Now the leaders of the people lived in Jerusalem; and the rest of the people cast lots to bring one out of ten to live in Jerusalem the holy city, while nine tenths remained in the other towns. 2 And the people blessed all the men who willingly offered to live in Jerusalem. 3 These are the chiefs of the province who lived in Jerusalem; but in the towns of Judah every one lived on his property in their towns: Israel, the priests, the Levites, the temple servants, and the descendants of Solomon's servants. 4 And in Jerusalem lived certain of the sons of Judah and of the sons of Benjamin. Of the sons of Judah: Athai'ah the son of Uzzi'ah, son of Zechari'ah, son of Amari'ah, son of Shephati'ah, son of Mahal'alel, of the sons of Perez; 5 and Ma-asei'ah the son of Baruch, son of Col-ho'zeh, son of Hazai'ah, son of Adai'ah, son of Joi'arib, son of Zechari'ah, son of the Shi'lonite. 6 All the sons of Perez who lived in Jerusalem were four hundred and sixty-eight valiant men. 7 And these are the sons of Benjamin: Sallu the son of Meshul'lam, son of Jo'ed, son of Pedai'ah, son of Kolai'ah, son of Ma-asei'ah, son of I'thi-el, son of Jeshai'ah. 8 And after him Gabba'i, Salla'i, nine hundred and twenty-eight. 9 Jo'el the son of Zichri was their overseer; and Judah the son of Hassen'u-ah was second over the city. 10 Of the priests: Jedai'ah the son of Joi'arib, Jachin,

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

blessed: Deuteronomy 24:13, Job 29:13, Job 31:20

willingly: Judges 5:9, 2 Corinthians 8:16, 2 Corinthians 8:17

Reciprocal: Exodus 25:2 - willingly Exodus 39:43 - blessed them Judges 5:2 - when 2 Samuel 14:22 - thanked Nehemiah 4:22 - every one 1 Corinthians 9:17 - if I

Cross-References

Genesis 10:10
The beginning of his kingdom was Ba'bel, Erech, and Accad, all of them in the land of Shinar.
Genesis 11:9
Therefore its name was called Ba'bel, because there the LORD confused the language of all the earth; and from there the LORD scattered them abroad over the face of all the earth.
Genesis 13:11
So Lot chose for himself all the Jordan valley, and Lot journeyed east; thus they separated from each other.
Genesis 14:1
In the days of Am'raphel king of Shinar, Ar'ioch king of Ella'sar, Ched-or-lao'mer king of Elam, and Tidal king of Goi'im,
Isaiah 11:11
In that day the Lord will extend his hand yet a second time to recover the remnant which is left of his people, from Assyria, from Egypt, from Pathros, from Ethiopia, from Elam, from Shinar, from Hamath, and from the coastlands of the sea.
Daniel 1:2
And the Lord gave Jehoi'akim king of Judah into his hand, with some of the vessels of the house of God; and he brought them to the land of Shinar, to the house of his god, and placed the vessels in the treasury of his god.
Zechariah 5:11
He said to me, "To the land of Shinar, to build a house for it; and when this is prepared, they will set the ephah down there on its base."

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And the people blessed all the men that willingly offered themselves to dwell at Jerusalem. Who were not taken by lot, but of their own accord settled at Jerusalem; they praised them for it, and wished them all happiness and prosperity, since they denied themselves of ease and profit for the sake of the public good; and it is this which makes the difference between the list of the inhabitants of Jerusalem in 1 Chronicles 9:2 c. and this here, that takes in all that settled there, whether voluntarily or by lot this only such as were fixed by the lot, and of them only those who were of greatest note and esteem, as Jarchi observes, and so it follows.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Nehemiah 11:2. All the men that willingly offered — Some volunteered their services, which was considered a sacrifice to patriotism at that time, as Jerusalem afforded very few advantages, and was a place of considerable danger; hence the people spoke well of them, and no doubt prayed for God's blessing upon them.


 
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