Nehemiah 11:15-18

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

16 and Shabbethai and Jozabad, from the leaders of the Levites, who were in charge of ¹the outside work of the house of God;

17 and Mattaniah the son of Mica, the son of Zabdi, the son of Asaph, who was the leader in beginning the thanksgiving at 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 ²the holy city were 284 * *.

Nehemiah 11:15-18 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

• 1. 1 Chronicles 26:29
• 2. Nehemiah 11:1

Footnotes

• [a]. Lit "heads"
• [b]. Lit "over"
• [c]. In 1 Chr 9:15, "Zichri"
• [d]. Lit "head"
• [e]. In 1 Chr 9:16, "Obadiah"
• [f]. In 1 Chr 9:16, "Shemaiah"