Nehemiah 11:16

16 and Shabbethai and ¹Jozabad, of the chiefs of the Levites, who were over ²the outside work of the house of God;

Nehemiah 11:16 Meaning and Commentary

Nehemiah 11:16

And Shabbethai and Jozabad, of the chief of the Levites
Along with Shemaiah; these had

the oversight of the outward business of the house of God:
who had the care of the repairs of the temple, and of getting in the wood for the altar, as Jarchi, and collecting the third part of the shekel, to purchase things with for the use of the temple.

Nehemiah 11:16 In-Context

14 and their brothers, mighty men of valor, 128; their overseer was Zabdiel the son of Haggedolim.

15 And of the Levites: Shemaiah the son of Hasshub, son of Azrikam, son of Hashabiah, son of Bunni;

16 and Shabbethai and Jozabad, of the chiefs of the Levites, who were over the outside work of the house of God;

17 and Mattaniah the son of Mica, son of Zabdi, son of Asaph, who was the leader of the praise, who gave thanks, and Bakbukiah, the second among his brothers; and Abda the son of Shammua, son of Galal, son of Jeduthun.

18 All the Levites in the holy city were 284.

Cross References

• 1. Ezra 8:33
• 2. 1 Chronicles 26:29