Nehemiah 7:9-19

9 The sons of Shephati'ah, three hundred and seventy-two.

10 The sons of Arah, six hundred and fifty-two.

11 The sons of Pa'hath-mo'ab, namely the sons of Jeshua and Jo'ab, two thousand eight hundred and eighteen.

12 The sons of Elam, a thousand two hundred and fifty-four.

13 The sons of Zattu, eight hundred and forty-five.

14 The sons of Zac'cai, seven hundred and sixty.

15 The sons of Bin'nui, six hundred and forty-eight.

16 The sons of Be'bai, six hundred and twenty-eight.

17 The sons of Azgad, two thousand three hundred and twenty-two.

18 The sons of Adoni'kam, six hundred and sixty-seven.

19 The sons of Bigva'i, two thousand and sixty-seven.

Nehemiah 7:9-19 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.