Nehemiah 11:21

21 But ¹the temple servants were living in Ophel, and Ziha and Gishpa were in charge of the temple servants.

Nehemiah 11:21 Meaning and Commentary

Nehemiah 11:21

But the Nethinims dwelt in Ophel
An high place or tower on the wall of Jerusalem, see ( 2 Chronicles 27:3 ) ,

and Ziha, and Gispa, were over the Nethinims;
had the oversight of them, and took care that they did their work; they were such themselves, but the principal of them, see ( Ezra 2:43 ) .

Nehemiah 11:21 In-Context

19 Also the gatekeepers, Akkub, Talmon and their brethren who kept watch at the gates, were 172 .

20 The rest of Israel, of the priests and of the Levites, were in all the cities of Judah, each on his own inheritance.

21 But the temple servants were living in Ophel, and Ziha and Gishpa were in charge of the temple servants.

22 Now the overseer of the Levites in Jerusalem was Uzzi the son of Bani, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Mica, from the sons of Asaph, who were the singers for the service of the house of God.

23 For there was a commandment from the king concerning them and a firm regulation for the song leaders day by day.

Cross References

• 1. Nehemiah 3:26

Footnotes

• [a]. Lit "over"