Nehemiah 11:21

21 The Temple servants lived on the hill of Ophel, and Ziha and Gishpa were in charge of them.

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 The gatekeepers who moved into Jerusalem were Akkub, Talmon, and others with them. There was a total of 172 men who guarded the city gates.

20 The other Israelites, priests, and Levites lived on their own land in all the cities of Judah.

21 The Temple servants lived on the hill of Ophel, and Ziha and Gishpa were in charge of them.

22 Uzzi son of Bani was appointed over the Levites in Jerusalem. (Bani was the son of Hashabiah, the son of Mattaniah. Mattaniah was the son of Mica.) Uzzi was one of Asaph's descendants, who were the singers responsible for the service of the Temple.

23 The singers were under the king's orders, which regulated them day by day.