Nehemiah 7:28-38

28 the men of Bethazmaveth, two and forty;

29 the men of Kiriathjearim, of Chephirah, and (of) Beeroth, seven hundred and three and forty;

30 the men of Ramah and of Gaba, six hundred and one and twenty;

31 the men of Michmas, two hundred and two and twenty (one hundred and twenty-two);

32 the men of Bethel and of Ai, an hundred and three and twenty;

33 the men of the other Nebo, two and fifty;

34 the men of the other Elam, a thousand two hundred and four and fifty;

35 the sons of Harim, three hundred and twenty;

36 the sons of Jericho, three hundred and five and forty;

37 the sons of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred and one and twenty;

38 the sons of Senaah, three thousand nine hundred and thirty;

Nehemiah 7:28-38 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO NEHEMIAH 7

Nehemiah having built the wall, and set up the doors, appointed two persons to take the charge of the city, and set watches for the safety of it, and to take special care about opening and shutting the gates of it, Ne 7:1-3, and concerned he was for the peopling of it, and having found a register of the first comers to it, gives their names, Ne 7:4-69 and some account of the freewill offerings made for the work they came about, Ne 7:70-73.