Nehemiah 11:19

19 The gatekeepers: Akkub, Talmon and their associates, who kept watch at the gates—172 men.

Nehemiah 11:19 in Other Translations

KJV
19 Moreover the porters, Akkub, Talmon, and their brethren that kept the gates, were an hundred seventy and two.
ESV
19 The gatekeepers, Akkub, Talmon and their brothers, who kept watch at the gates, were 172.
NLT
19 From the gatekeepers: Akkub, Talmon, and 172 of their associates, who guarded the gates.
MSG
19 From the security guards: Akkub, Talmon, and their associates who kept watch over the gates: 172 men.
CSB
19 The gatekeepers: Akkub, Talmon, and their relatives, who guarded the gates: 172.

Nehemiah 11:19 Meaning and Commentary

Nehemiah 11:19

Moreover, the porters, Akkub, Talmon, and their brethren that
kept the gates, were one hundred and seventy two.
] Of whom see ( 1 Chronicles 9:17 1 Chronicles 9:18 ) .

Nehemiah 11:19 In-Context

17 Mattaniah son of Mika, the son of Zabdi, the son of Asaph, the director who led in thanksgiving and prayer; Bakbukiah, second among his associates; and Abda son of Shammua, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun.
18 The Levites in the holy city totaled 284.
19 The gatekeepers: Akkub, Talmon and their associates, who kept watch at the gates—172 men.
20 The rest of the Israelites, with the priests and Levites, were in all the towns of Judah, each on their ancestral property.
21 The temple servants lived on the hill of Ophel, and Ziha and Gishpa were in charge of them.
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