Nehemiah 11:25

25 and in the houses by all the countries of them. (Some) Of the sons of Judah dwelled in Kiriatharba, and in the villages thereof, and in Dibon, and in the villages thereof, and in Jekabzeel, and in the towns thereof; (And of the towns in the countryside, some of the sons of Judah lived in Kiriatharba, and in its villages, and in Dibon, and in its villages, and in Jekabzeel, and in its villages;)

Nehemiah 11:25 Meaning and Commentary

Nehemiah 11:25

And for the villages, with their fields
The cities and villages in the country, an account of the inhabitants of them next follows:

some of the children of Judah dwelt at Kirjatharba, and in the
villages thereof;
the same with Hebron, ( Joshua 15:54 )

and at Dibon;
the same with Dimonah, ( Joshua 15:22 )

and at Jekabzeel, and in the villages thereof;
the same with Kabzeel, one of the uttermost cities of the tribe of Judah southward, ( Joshua 15:21 ) , of which city was Benaiah, one of David's worthies, ( 2 Samuel 23:20 ) , from hence to the end of ( Nehemiah 11:30 ) mention is made of various cities and towns, in the tribe of Judah, inhabited by the men of it, which are to be met with in ( Joshua 15:1 ) excepting Jeshua and Mekonah, ( Nehemiah 11:26 Nehemiah 11:28 ) , of which we nowhere else read.

Nehemiah 11:25 In-Context

23 For the command of the king was on them, and an order was in singers by all days; (For by an order, the king commanded them to provide singers every day.)

24 and Pethahiah, the son of Meshezabeel, of the sons of Zerah, the son of Judah, in the hand of the king, by each word of the people; (And Pethahiah, the son of Meshezabeel, of the sons of Zerah, the son of Judah, was at the king's hand on all matters concerning the people.)

25 and in the houses by all the countries of them. (Some) Of the sons of Judah dwelled in Kiriatharba, and in the villages thereof, and in Dibon, and in the villages thereof, and in Jekabzeel, and in the towns thereof; (And of the towns in the countryside, some of the sons of Judah lived in Kiriatharba, and in its villages, and in Dibon, and in its villages, and in Jekabzeel, and in its villages;)

26 and in Jeshua, and in Moladah, and in Bethphelet,

27 and in Hazarshual, and in Beersheba, and in the villages thereof (and in their villages);