The leaders of the Jews lived in Jerusalem. The other people threw lots. In that way, they chose which families would live there. From every group of 10 families they chose one family. Then that family would live in Jerusalem, the holy city. The other families could stay in their own towns. The people said that this was good. The families in Jerusalem gave them pleasure. Nehemiah 11:1-2
百姓的首領住在耶路撒冷。其餘的百姓掣籤，每十人中使一人來住在聖城耶路撒冷，那九人住在別的城邑。 凡甘心樂意住在耶路撒冷的，百姓都為他們祝福。 尼希米記 11:1-2