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Nehemiah 11 · a question people ask

Why doesn't this list match 1 Chronicles 9?

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1 Chronicles 9 has a list of those who lived in Jerusalem, and parts of it read like this one. Other parts differ. Nehemiah has "Sallu the son of Meshullam, the son of Joed" (11:7), and 1 Chronicles "Sallu the son of Meshullam, the son of Hodaviah, the son of Hassenuah" (1 Chronicles 9:7). Nehemiah has "Jedaiah the son of Joiarib, Jachin" (11:10), and 1 Chronicles "Jedaiah, Jehoiarib, Jachin" (1 Chronicles 9:10). Nehemiah has "Mattaniah the son of Mica, the son of Zabdi, the son of Asaph" (11:17), and 1 Chronicles "Mattaniah the son of Mica, the son of Zichri, the son of Asaph" (1 Chronicles 9:15). 1 Chronicles 9's go-deeper, Beside Nehemiah 11, sets more of them next to each other, and its honest question, Is this list from after the exile?, notes that 1 Chronicles 9 gives no year. Neither book says how the two lists are related or explains where they differ. This study doesn't try to, and it doesn't compare their numbers.

The verses

“These are the sons of Benjamin: Sallu the 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.”
Nehemiah 11:7 · World English Bible
“Of the sons of Benjamin: Sallu the son of Meshullam, the son of Hodaviah, the son of Hassenuah;”
1 Chronicles 9:7 · World English Bible
“Of the priests: Jedaiah the son of Joiarib, Jachin,”
Nehemiah 11:10 · World English Bible
“Of the priests: Jedaiah, Jehoiarib, Jachin,”
1 Chronicles 9:10 · World English Bible

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Nehemiah 11: One of ten, and the willing

Nehemiah 11 answers 7:4's large city with few people: the princes lived in Jerusalem, the rest cast lots for one of ten, and "The people blessed all the men who willingly offered themselves to dwell in Jerusalem" (11:2), with the same word as the volunteers in Deborah and Barak's song (Judges 5:9).

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