Nehemiah 10:1-27

The People Who Sealed the Covenant

1 ^[a]1"On the seals are the names of^[b] Nehemiah ²the governor, ³the son of Hacaliah, Zedekiah,

2 ⁴Seraiah, Azariah, Jeremiah,

3 Pashhur, Amariah, Malchijah,

4 ⁵Hattush, Shebaniah, Malluch,

5 Harim, Meremoth, Obadiah,

6 Daniel, Ginnethon, Baruch,

7 Meshullam, Abijah, Mijamin,

8 Maaziah, Bilgai, Shemaiah; these are the priests.

9 And the Levites: ⁶Jeshua the son of Azaniah, Binnui of the sons of ⁷Henadad, Kadmiel;

10 and their brothers, Shebaniah, Hodiah, Kelita, Pelaiah, Hanan,

11 Mica, Rehob, Hashabiah,

12 Zaccur, Sherebiah, Shebaniah,

13 Hodiah, Bani, Beninu.

14 The chiefs of the people: ⁸Parosh, Pahath-moab, Elam, Zattu, Bani,

15 Bunni, Azgad, Bebai,

16 Adonijah, Bigvai, Adin,

17 Ater, Hezekiah, Azzur,

18 Hodiah, Hashum, Bezai,

19 Hariph, Anathoth, Nebai,

20 Magpiash, Meshullam, Hezir,

21 Meshezabel, Zadok, Jaddua,

22 Pelatiah, Hanan, Anaiah,

23 Hoshea, Hananiah, Hasshub,

24 Hallohesh, Pilha, Shobek,

25 Rehum, Hashabnah, Maaseiah,

26 Ahiah, Hanan, Anan,

27 Malluch, Harim, Baanah.

Nehemiah 10:1-27 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO NEHEMIAH 10

In this chapter we have the names of the persons that signed and sealed the covenant mentioned in the last chapter, Ne 10:1-27, and the things they agreed unto and promised to perform; in general to observe the law of God, in particular not to marry with the people of the land, to keep the sabbaths weekly and yearly, to pay annually the third part of the shekel for the service of the temple, to bring into it the wood offerings, first fruits, firstborn, and tithes, Ne 10:28-39.

Cross References

• 1. Nehemiah 9:38
• 2. See Nehemiah 8:9
• 3. Nehemiah 1:1
• 4. For ver. 2-27, see Nehemiah 12:2-21
• 5. Ezra 8:2
• 6. Ezra 2:40
• 7. Ezra 3:9
• 8. See Nehemiah 7:8-42; Ezra 2:3-35

Footnotes

• [a]. Ch 10:2 in Hebrew
• [b]. Hebrew lacks the names of