Nehemiah 11:4

4 And in Jerusalem lived some of the Judahites and of the Benjaminites. Of the Judahites: Athaiah son of Uzziah son of Zechariah son of Amariah son of Shephatiah son of Mahalalel, of the descendants of Perez;

Nehemiah 11:4 Meaning and Commentary

Nehemiah 11:4

And at Jerusalem dwelt certain of the children of Judah, and of
the children of Benjamin
It belonging partly to one tribe and partly to the other, and so inhabited by both, as it originally was, ( Joshua 15:63 ) ( 18:28 )

of the children of Judah; Athaiah;
called Uthai, ( 1 Chronicles 9:4 ) whose lineage is traced through Uzziah, Zechariah, Amariah, Shephatiah, Mahalaleel,

of the children of Perez;
a son of Judah, see ( 1 Chronicles 9:4 ) .

Nehemiah 11:4 In-Context

2 And the people blessed all those who willingly offered to live in Jerusalem.

3 These are the leaders of the province who lived in Jerusalem; but in the towns of Judah all lived on their property in their towns: Israel, the priests, the Levites, the temple servants, and the descendants of Solomon's servants.

4 And in Jerusalem lived some of the Judahites and of the Benjaminites. Of the Judahites: Athaiah son of Uzziah son of Zechariah son of Amariah son of Shephatiah son of Mahalalel, of the descendants of Perez;

5 and Maaseiah son of Baruch son of Col-hozeh son of Hazaiah son of Adaiah son of Joiarib son of Zechariah son of the Shilonite.

6 All the descendants of Perez who lived in Jerusalem were four hundred sixty-eight valiant warriors.