Nehemiah 11:20-30

20 And the residue of Israel, the priests, [and] the Levites, were in all the cities of Judah, every one in his inheritance.
21 And the Nethinim dwelt in Ophel; and Ziha and Gispa were over the Nethinim.
22 And the overseer of the Levites at Jerusalem was Uzzi the son of Bani, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Mica, of the sons of Asaph, the singers, for the work of the house of God.
23 For it was the king's commandment concerning them, and there was a settled portion for the singers, due for each day.
24 And Pethahiah the son of Meshezabeel, of the children of Zerah the son of Judah, was at the king's hand in all matters concerning the people.
25 And as to the hamlets in their fields, [some] of the children of Judah dwelt in Kirjath-Arba and its dependent villages, and in Dibon and its dependent villages, and in Jekabzeel and its dependent villages,
26 and in Jeshua, and in Moladah, and in Beth-phelet,
27 and in Hazar-Shual, and in Beer-sheba and its dependent villages,
28 and in Ziklag, and in Meconah and its dependent villages;
29 and in En-Rimmon, and in Zorah, and in Jarmuth,
30 Zanoah, Adullam, and their hamlets, in Lachish and its fields, in Azekah and its dependent villages: and they encamped from Beer-sheba unto the valley of Hinnom.

Nehemiah 11:20-30 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO NEHEMIAH 11

This chapter treats of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, those of the tribes of Judah and Benjamin, who settled there by lot, or of their own accord, their names and numbers, Ne 11:1-9, and of the priests and Levites who dwelt there, Ne 11:10-19, and of the rest of the people, priests, and Levites, that dwelt in the other cities and villages of Judah and Benjamin, Ne 11:20-36.

Footnotes 3

  • [a]. i.e. at Shushan.
  • [b]. Or 'enclosures,' 'farms;' Gen 25.16.
  • [c]. Lit. 'daughters,' also in vers. 27,28,30,31, and elsewhere often.
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