Jerusalem was a large city, but not many people were living in it, and not many houses had been built yet.

God inspired me to assemble the people and their leaders and officials and to check their family records. I located the records of those who had first returned from captivity, and this is the information I found:

"It may be that some cases will be too difficult for the local judges to decide, such as certain cases of property rights or of bodily injury or those cases that involve a distinction between murder and manslaughter. When this happens, go to the one place of worship chosen by the LORD your God,

and present your case to the levitical priests and to the judge who is in office at that time, and let them decide the case.

Here the kings of Israel sat to judge their people.

We, the people, priests, and Levites, will draw lots each year to determine which clans are to provide wood to burn the sacrifices offered to the LORD our God, according to the requirements of the Law.

Joshua drew lots to consult the LORD for them, and assigned each of the remaining tribes of Israel a certain part of the land.

Each family, regardless of size, drew lots to see which gate it would be responsible for.

People cast lots to learn God's will, but God himself determines the answer.

Then they prayed, "Lord, you know the thoughts of everyone, so show us which of these two you have chosen

This is what we will do: we will draw lots and choose some men to attack Gibeah.

One tenth of the men in Israel will provide food for the army, and the others will go and punish Gibeah for this immoral act that they have committed in Israel."

In all, 284 Levites lived in the holy city of Jerusalem.

And yet you are proud to say that you are citizens of the holy city and that you depend on Israel's God, whose name is the LORD Almighty.

Jerusalem, be strong and great again! Holy city of God, clothe yourself with splendor! The heathen will never enter your gates again.

Then the Devil took Jesus to Jerusalem, the Holy City, set him on the highest point of the Temple,

They left the graves, and after Jesus rose from death, they went into the Holy City, where many people saw them.