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


In Context

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

2 The people commended all the men 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 his 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;

Nehemiah 11:2 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

11:2And the people blessed all the men, that willingly offered themselves to dwell at Jerusalem.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

11:2And the people blessed all the men that willingly offered themselves to dwell in Jerusalem.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

11:2And the people blessed all the men that willingly offered themselves to dwell in Jerusalem.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

11:2And the people blessed all the men that willingly offered themselves to dwell in Jerusalem.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

11:2And the people blessed all the men that willingly offered themselves to dwell in Jerusalem.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

11:2And the people blessed all the men that willingly offered themselves to dwell at Jerusalem.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

11:2The people blessed all the men who willingly offered themselves to dwell in Jerusalem.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

11:2and the people give a blessing to all the men who are offering themselves willingly to dwell in Jerusalem.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

11:2And the people blessed all the men, that willingly offered themselves to dwell at Jerusalem.