Nehemiah 11:3
Now these are the chief of the province that dwelt in Jerusalem: but in the cities of Judah dwelt every one in his possession in their cities, to wit, Israel, the priests, and the Levites, and the Nethinims, and the children of Solomon’s servants.
Cross-reference
Nehemiah 7:57-60 gives the list of Solomon's servants, exactly the group referenced in this verse.
In Nehemiah 1:3, Jerusalem lies in ruins—contrasting with the repopulated city described here, showing the restoration.
In Nehemiah 7:1, the wall is completed and officials appointed—the immediate context enabling the repopulation recorded here.
Nehemiah 7:73 notes that all groups settled in their towns; this verse specifies leaders who settled in Jerusalem.
1 Chronicles 9:1-3 directly parallels this passage, listing the first inhabitants of Jerusalem after the exile.
Ezra 2:1 begins the same list of returnees, parallel to Nehemiah 7. Both provide the context for the settlement here.
Ezra 2:43 provides the specific names of the temple servants, whom this verse mentions as a group.
Ezra 2:55 lists the descendants of Solomon's servants by name, detailed here as a category.
In 1 Kings 9:21, Solomon enslaves Canaanite descendants—these are the ancestors of the 'descendants of Solomon's servants' noted here.
In 1 Chronicles 9:2, a parallel post-exile list includes the same categories: temple servants and Solomon's servants.
In Joshua 9:27, the Gibeonites become woodcutters and water carriers for the altar—the origin of the temple servants listed here.
Ezra 2:70 similarly states that priests, Levites, and temple servants settled in their towns, matching the groups here.