Nehemiah 7:66

66 The whole assembly totaled 42,360.

Nehemiah 7:66 Meaning and Commentary

Nehemiah 7:66

(See Gill on Nehemiah 7:6).

Nehemiah 7:66 In-Context

64 These people searched for their [family] names in the genealogical records, but their names couldn't be found there. For this reason they were considered contaminated and couldn't be priests.

65 The governor told them not to eat any of the most holy food until a priest could use the Urim and Thummim [to settle the problem].

66 The whole assembly totaled 42,360.

67 In addition to the male and female servants who numbered 7,337, they also had 245 male and female singers.

68 They had 736 horses, 245 mules,