Nehemiah 11:19

19 Moreover the porters, Akkub, Talmon, and their brethren that kept the gates,[a] were an hundred seventy and two.

Nehemiah 11:19 Meaning and Commentary

Nehemiah 11:19

Moreover, the porters, Akkub, Talmon, and their brethren that
kept the gates, were one hundred and seventy two.
] Of whom see ( 1 Chronicles 9:17 1 Chronicles 9:18 ) .

Nehemiah 11:19 In-Context

17 And Mattaniah the son of Micha, the son of Zabdi, the son of Asaph, was the principal to begin the thanksgiving in prayer: and Bakbukiah the second among his brethren, and Abda the son of Shammua, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun.
18 All the Levites in the holy city were two hundred fourscore and four.
19 Moreover the porters, Akkub, Talmon, and their brethren that kept the gates, were an hundred seventy and two.
20 And the residue of Israel, of the priests, and the Levites, were in all the cities of Judah, every one in his inheritance.
21 But the Nethinims dwelt in Ophel: and Ziha and Gispa were over the Nethinims.

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. the gates: Heb. at the gates
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