Nehemiah 11:21

21 But the temple servants lived on Ophel; and Ziha and Gishpa were over 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 The gatekeepers, Akkub, Talmon and their associates, who kept watch at the gates, were one hundred seventy-two.

20 And the rest of Israel, and of the priests and the Levites, were in all the towns of Judah, all of them in their inheritance.

21 But 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 son of Bani son of Hashabiah son of Mattaniah son of Mica, of the descendants of Asaph, the singers, in charge of the work of the house of God.

23 For there was a command from the king concerning them, and a settled provision for the singers, as was required every day.