Nehemiah 7:24-34

24 The children of Harif, one hundred twelve.

25 The children of Giv`on, ninety-five.

26 The men of Beit-Lechem and Netofah, one hundred eighty-eight.

27 The men of `Anatot, one hundred twenty-eight.

28 The men of Beit-`Azmavet, forty-two.

29 The men of Kiryat-Ye`arim, Kefirah, and Be'erot, seven hundred forty-three.

30 The men of Ramah and Geva, six hundred twenty-one.

31 The men of Mikhmas, one hundred and twenty-two.

32 The men of Beit-El and `Ai, a hundred twenty-three.

33 The men of the other Nevo, fifty-two.

34 The children of the other `Elam, one thousand two hundred fifty-four.

Nehemiah 7:24-34 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO NEHEMIAH 7

Nehemiah having built the wall, and set up the doors, appointed two persons to take the charge of the city, and set watches for the safety of it, and to take special care about opening and shutting the gates of it, Ne 7:1-3, and concerned he was for the peopling of it, and having found a register of the first comers to it, gives their names, Ne 7:4-69 and some account of the freewill offerings made for the work they came about, Ne 7:70-73.