Nechemyah 11:8

8 And after him Gabai, Sallai, 928.

Nechemyah 11:8 Meaning and Commentary

Nehemiah 11:8

And after him
That is, Sallu: were Gabbai and Sallai; in all nine hundred and twenty eight; there were more of the tribe of Benjamin than of the tribe of Judah, they having perhaps a greater share in the city, or were better disposed to dwell in it.

Nechemyah 11:8 In-Context

6 All the Bnei Peretz that dwelt at Yerushalayim were four hundred threescore and eight anshei chayil.

7 And these are the Bnei Binyamin: Sallu ben Meshullam, ben Yoed, ben Pedayah, ben Kolayah, ben Ma’aseiyah, ben Itiel, ben Yeshayah.

8 And after him Gabai, Sallai, 928.

9 And Yoel ben Zichri was their pakid (overseer), and Yehudah ben Hasnuah was second over the Ir.

10 Of the Kohanim; Yedayah ben Yoyariv, Yachin,