Nehemiah 11:4

4 And [some] from the descendants of Judah and Benjamin lived in Jerusalem. From the descendants of Judah: Athaiah son of Uzziah, son of Zechariah, son of Amariah, son of Shephatiah, son of Mahalalel, from the descendants of Perez;

Nehemiah 11:4 Meaning and Commentary

Nehemiah 11:4

And at Jerusalem dwelt certain of the children of Judah, and of
the children of Benjamin
It belonging partly to one tribe and partly to the other, and so inhabited by both, as it originally was, ( Joshua 15:63 ) ( 18:28 )

of the children of Judah; Athaiah;
called Uthai, ( 1 Chronicles 9:4 ) whose lineage is traced through Uzziah, Zechariah, Amariah, Shephatiah, Mahalaleel,

of the children of Perez;
a son of Judah, see ( 1 Chronicles 9:4 ) .

Nehemiah 11:4 In-Context

2 And the people blessed all the men who willingly offered to live in Jerusalem.

3 These are the heads of the province who lived in Jerusalem, but in the cities of Judah each one lived on his property in their cities: Israel, the priests, the Levites, the temple servants, and the descendants of Solomon's servants.

4 And [some] from the descendants of Judah and Benjamin lived in Jerusalem. From the descendants of Judah: Athaiah son of Uzziah, son of Zechariah, son of Amariah, son of Shephatiah, son of Mahalalel, from the descendants of Perez;

5 and Maaseiah son of Baruch, son of Col-Hozeh, son of Hazaiah, son of Adaiah, son of Jehoiarib, son of Zechariah, son of the Shilonite.

6 All of the descendants of Perez who were living in Jerusalem [were] four hundred and sixty-eight able-bodied men.

Footnotes

• [a]. Or "sons"
• [b]. Or "sons"
• [c]. Or "sons"