Nehemiah 11:21

21 And the Nethinim dwelt in Ophel; and Ziha and Gispa were over the Nethinim.

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 And the doorkeepers, Akkub, Talmon, and their brethren, that kept watch at the gates, were a hundred and seventy-two.

20 And the residue of Israel, the priests, [and] the Levites, were in all the cities of Judah, every one in his inheritance.

21 And the Nethinim dwelt in Ophel; and Ziha and Gispa were over the Nethinim.

22 And the overseer of the Levites at Jerusalem was Uzzi the son of Bani, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Mica, of the sons of Asaph, the singers, for the work of the house of God.

23 For it was the king's commandment concerning them, and there was a settled portion for the singers, due for each day.