Nehemiah 11:20-30

20 And the rest of Israel, and of the priests and the Levites, were in all the towns of Judah, 1every one in his inheritance.
21 2But the temple servants lived on Ophel; and Ziha and Gishpa were over the temple servants.
22 The overseer of the Levites in Jerusalem was Uzzi the son of Bani, son of Hashabiah, son of Mattaniah, son of Mica, of the sons of Asaph, the singers, over the work of the house of God.
23 3For there was a command from the king concerning them, and a fixed provision for the singers, 4as every day required.
24 And Pethahiah the son of Meshezabel, of the sons of Zerah the son of Judah, was at the king's side[a] in all matters concerning the people.

Villages Outside Jerusalem

25 And as for the villages, with their fields, some of the people of Judah lived in 5Kiriath-arba and its villages, and in Dibon and its villages, and in Jekabzeel and its villages,
26 and in Jeshua and in Moladah and Beth-pelet,
27 in Hazar-shual, in Beersheba and its villages,
28 in Ziklag, in Meconah and its villages,
29 in En-rimmon, in Zorah, in Jarmuth,
30 Zanoah, Adullam, and their villages, Lachish and its fields, and Azekah and its villages. So they encamped from Beersheba to 6the Valley of Hinnom.

Nehemiah 11:20-30 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO NEHEMIAH 11

This chapter treats of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, those of the tribes of Judah and Benjamin, who settled there by lot, or of their own accord, their names and numbers, Ne 11:1-9, and of the priests and Levites who dwelt there, Ne 11:10-19, and of the rest of the people, priests, and Levites, that dwelt in the other cities and villages of Judah and Benjamin, Ne 11:20-36.

Cross References 6

  • 1. ver. 3
  • 2. Nehemiah 3:26
  • 3. Ezra 6:8, 9; Ezra 7:20
  • 4. Nehemiah 12:47; 2 Chronicles 31:16
  • 5. Joshua 14:15; Joshua 21:11
  • 6. See Joshua 15:8

Footnotes 1

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