Nehemiah 7:59

59 Shephatiah, Hattil, Pokereth-hazzebaim, and Ami.

Nehemiah 7:59 Meaning and Commentary

Nehemiah 7:59

(See Gill on Nehemiah 7:6).

Nehemiah 7:59 In-Context

57 The descendants of these servants of King Solomon returned from exile: Sotai, Hassophereth, Peruda,

58 Jaalah, Darkon, Giddel,

59 Shephatiah, Hattil, Pokereth-hazzebaim, and Ami.

60 In all, the Temple servants and the descendants of Solomon’s servants numbered 392.

61 Another group returned at this time from the towns of Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Kerub, Addan, and Immer. However, they could not prove that they or their families were descendants of Israel.

Footnotes

• [a] As in parallel text at Ezra 2:57 ; Hebrew reads Amon.