Nehemiah 11:19-24

19 The gatekeepers: Akkub, Talmon, and their brothers, the keepers of the gates, one hundred and seventy-two.

20 And the remainder of Israel, the priests and the Levites, in all of the cities of Judah, each in his inheritance.

21 But the temple servants were living on the Ophel; Ziha and Gishpa [were] over the temple servants.

22 The chief officer of the Levites in Jerusalem [was] Uzzi son of Bani, son of Hashabiah, son of Mattaniah, son of Mica, from the descendants of Asaph, the singers over the work of the house of God.

23 For [there was] a command of the king concerning them and a regulation concerning the singers, required {day by day}.

24 And Pethahiah son of Meshezabel, from the descendants of Zerah the son of Judah, [was] at the hand of the king in all matters concerning the people.

Nehemiah 11:19-24 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO NEHEMIAH 11

This chapter treats of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, those of the tribes of Judah and Benjamin, who settled there by lot, or of their own accord, their names and numbers, Ne 11:1-9, and of the priests and Levites who dwelt there, Ne 11:10-19, and of the rest of the people, priests, and Levites, that dwelt in the other cities and villages of Judah and Benjamin, Ne 11:20-36.

Footnotes

• [a]. Or "sons"
• [b]. Literally "a word for a day on his day"
• [c]. Or "sons"