Nehemiah 11:3
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| Overview - Nehemiah 11 | |
| 1 | The rulers, voluntary men, and the tenth man chosen by lot, dwell at Jerusalem. |
| 3 | A catalogue of their names. |
| 20 | The residue dwell in other cities. |
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Nehemiah 11:3 (King James Version)
Now these are the chief of the province that dwelt in Jerusalem: but in the cities of Judah dwelt every one in his possession in their cities, to wit, Israel, the priests, and the Levites, and the Nethinims, and the children of Solomon's servants.
- Now
- There is a good deal of difference between this enumeration and that in Chronicles; as this comprehends not only those who came first with Zerubbabel, but also those who came with Ezra and Nehemiah: see on 1 ; Ch 9:18
- the chief
- 7:6 Ezra 2:1
- Israel
- 7:73 1 Chronicles 9:1-3 ; Ezra 2:70
- Nethinims
- Ezra 2:43 Ezra 2:55
- the children
- 7:57-60 Ezra 2:55-58