Nehemiah 11:25

25 And as to the hamlets in their fields, [some] of the children of Judah dwelt in Kirjath-Arba and its dependent villages, and in Dibon and its dependent villages, and in Jekabzeel and its dependent villages,

Nehemiah 11:25 Meaning and Commentary

Nehemiah 11:25

And for the villages, with their fields
The cities and villages in the country, an account of the inhabitants of them next follows:

some of the children of Judah dwelt at Kirjatharba, and in the
villages thereof;
the same with Hebron, ( Joshua 15:54 )

and at Dibon;
the same with Dimonah, ( Joshua 15:22 )

and at Jekabzeel, and in the villages thereof;
the same with Kabzeel, one of the uttermost cities of the tribe of Judah southward, ( Joshua 15:21 ) , of which city was Benaiah, one of David's worthies, ( 2 Samuel 23:20 ) , from hence to the end of ( Nehemiah 11:30 ) mention is made of various cities and towns, in the tribe of Judah, inhabited by the men of it, which are to be met with in ( Joshua 15:1 ) excepting Jeshua and Mekonah, ( Nehemiah 11:26 Nehemiah 11:28 ) , of which we nowhere else read.

Nehemiah 11:25 In-Context

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

24 And Pethahiah the son of Meshezabeel, of the children of Zerah the son of Judah, was at the king's hand in all matters concerning the people.

25 And as to the hamlets in their fields, [some] of the children of Judah dwelt in Kirjath-Arba and its dependent villages, and in Dibon and its dependent villages, and in Jekabzeel and its dependent villages,

26 and in Jeshua, and in Moladah, and in Beth-phelet,

27 and in Hazar-Shual, and in Beer-sheba and its dependent villages,

Footnotes

• [a]. Or 'enclosures,' 'farms;' Gen 25.16.
• [b]. Lit. 'daughters,' also in vers. 27,28,30,31, and elsewhere often.