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11:12 and their colleagues <0251> who were carrying out <06213> work <04399> for the temple <01004>– 822 <08147> <06242> <03967> <08083>; and Adaiah <05718> son <01121> of Jeroham <03395>, the son <01121> of Pelaliah <06421>, the son <01121> of Amzi <0557>, the son <01121> of Zechariah <02148>, the son <01121> of Pashhur <06583>, the son <01121> of Malkijah <04441>, 11:13 and his colleagues <0251> who were heads <07218> of families <01>– 242 <08147> <0705> <03967>; and Amashsai <06023> son <01121> of Azarel <05832>, the son <01121> of Ahzai <0273>, the son <01121> of Meshillemoth <04919>, the son <01121> of Immer <0564>, 11:14 and his colleagues <0251> who were exceptional men <02428> <01368>– 128 <08083> <06242> <03967>. The officer <06496> over <05921> them was Zabdiel <02068> the son <01121> of Haggedolim <01419>. 11:15 From <04480> the Levites <03881>: Shemaiah <08098> son <01121> of Hasshub <02815>, the son <01121> of Azrikam <05840>, the son <01121> of Hashabiah <02811>, the son <01121> of Bunni <01138>; 11:16 Shabbethai <07678> and Jozabad <03107>, leaders <07218> of the Levites <03881>, were in charge of <05921> the external <02435> work <04399> for the temple <01004> of God <0430>; 11:17 Mattaniah <04983> son <01121> of Mica <04318>, the son <01121> of Zabdi <02067>, the son <01121> of Asaph <0623>, the praise leader <07218> who led <08462> in thanksgiving <03034> and prayer <08605>; Bakbukiah <01229>, second <04932> among his colleagues <0251>; and Abda <05653> son <01121> of Shammua <08051>, the son <01121> of Galal <01559>, the son <01121> of Jeduthun <03038>. 11:18 The sum total <03605> of the Levites <03881> in the holy <06944> city <05892> was 284 <0702> <08084> <03967>. 11:19 And the gatekeepers <07778>: Akkub <06126>, Talmon <02929> and their colleagues <0251> who were guarding <08104> the gates <08179>– 172 <08147> <07657> <03967>. 11:20 And the rest <07605> of the Israelites <03478>, with the priests <03548> and the Levites <03881>, were in all <03605> the cities <05892> of Judah <03063>, each <0376> on his own property <05159>. 11:21 The temple attendants <05411> were living <03427> on Ophel <06077>, and Ziha <06727> and Gishpa <01658> were over <05921> them <05411>. 11:22 The overseer <06496> of the Levites <03881> in Jerusalem <03389> was Uzzi <05813> son <01121> of Bani <01137>, the son <01121> of Hashabiah <02811>, the son <01121> of Mattaniah <04983>, the son <01121> of Mica <04316>. He was one of Asaph’s <0623> descendants <01121> who were the singers <07891> responsible <05048> for the service <04399> of the temple <01004> of God <0430>. 11:23 For <03588> they were under royal <04428> orders <04687> which determined their activity <0548> day <03117> by day <03117>. 11:24 Pethahiah <06611> son <01121> of Meshezabel <04898>, one of the descendants <01121> of Zerah <02226> son <01121> of Judah <03063>, was an adviser <03027> to the king <04428> in every <03605> matter <01697> pertaining to the people <05971>. 11:25 As for <0413> the settlements <02691> with their fields <07704>, some of the people <01121> of Judah <03063> settled <03427> in Kiriath Arba <07153> and its neighboring villages <01323>, in Dibon <01769> and its villages <01323>, in Jekabzeel <03343> and its settlements <02691>, 11:26 in Jeshua <03442>, in Moladah <04137>, in Beth Pelet <01046>, 11:27 in Hazar Shual <02705>, in Beer Sheba <0884> and its villages <01323>, 11:28 in Ziklag <06860>, in Meconah <04368> and its villages <01323>, 11:29 in En Rimmon <05884>, in Zorah <06881>, in Jarmuth <03412>, 11:30 Zanoah <02182>, Adullam <05725> and their settlements <02691>, in Lachish <03923> and its fields <07704>, and in Azekah <05825> and its villages <01323>. So they were encamped <02583> from Beer Sheba <0884> to <05704> the Valley <01516> of Hinnom <02011>. 11:31 Some of the descendants <01121> of Benjamin <01144> settled in Geba <01387>, Micmash <04363>, Aija <05857>, Bethel <01008> and its villages <01323>, 11:32 in Anathoth <06068>, Nob <05011>, and Ananiah <06055>, 11:33 in Hazor <02674>, Ramah <07414>, and Gittaim <01664>, 11:34 in Hadid <02307>, Zeboim <06650>, and Neballat <05041>, 11:35 in Lod <03850>, Ono <0207>, and the Valley <01516> of the Craftsmen <02791>. 11:36 Some of <04480> the Judean <03063> divisions <04256> of the Levites <03881> settled in Benjamin <01144>.

• Neh 11:1-36 -- The Population of Jerusalem

• Israel

  [nave] ISRAEL 1. A name given to Jacob, Gen. 32:24-32; 2 Kin. 17:34; Hos. 12:3, 4. 2. A name of the Christ in prophecy, Isa. 49:3. 3. A name given to the descendants of Jacob, a nation. Called also Israelites, and Hebrews, Gen. 4...
  

• GENEALOGY, 8 part 2

  [isbe] GENEALOGY, 8 part 2 - I. Primeval Genealogies (1 Chronicals 1:1-54). To show Israel's place among the nations; follows Genesis closely, omitting only the Cainites; boldly, skillfully compressed, as if the omitted facts were ...
  

• HACALIAH

  [isbe] HACALIAH - hak-a-li'-a (chakhalyah, meaning doubtful, perhaps "wait for Yahweh"; the King James Version Hachaliah): Father of Nehemiah (Neh 11; 10:1).
  

• Nehemiah

  [nave] NEHEMIAH 1. Son of Hachaliah, Neh. 1:1. Cupbearer of Artaxerxes, Neh. 1:11; 2:1. Is grieved over the desolation of his country, Neh. 1. Is sent by the king to rebuild Jerusalem, Neh. 2:1-8. Register of the people whom he...
  

• CHRONICLES, BOOKS OF

  [isbe] CHRONICLES, BOOKS OF - kron'-i-k'-ls (dibhere ha-yamim, "The Words of the Days"; Septuagint paraleipomenon: 1. The Name 2. The Position of Chronicles in the Old Testament 3. Two Books, or One? 4. The Contents 5. Sources Bibl...
  

• LAW IN THE OLD TESTAMENT

  [isbe] LAW IN THE OLD TESTAMENT - || I. TERMS USED 1. Torah ("Law") 2. Synonyms of Torah (1) Mitswah ("Command") (2) `Edhah ("Witness," "Testimony") (3) MishpaTim ("Judgments") (4) Chuqqim ("Statutes") (5) Piqqudhim ("Precepts") II...
  

• Shemaiah

  [ebd] whom Jehovah heard. (1.) A prophet in the reign of Rehoboam (1 Kings 12:22-24). (2.) Neh. 3:29. (3.) A Simeonite (1 Chr. 4:37). (4.) A priest (Neh. 12:42). (5.) A Levite (1 Chr. 9:16). (6.) 1 Chr. 9:14; Neh. 11:15. (7.) A Le...
  [isbe] SHEMAIAH - she-ma'-ya, she-mi'-a (shema`yah (in 2 Ch 11:2; 17:8; 31:15; 35:9; Jer 26:20; 29:24; 36:12, shema`yahu), "Jahveh hears"): The name is most frequently borne by priests, Levites and prophets. (1) Codex Vaticanus Sam...
  [smith] (heard by Jehovah). A prophet in the reign of Rehoboam. (1 Kings 12:22; 2 Chronicles 11:2) (B.C. 972.) He wrote a chronicle containing the events of Rehoboam?s reign. (2 Chronicles 12:5,15) The son of Shechaniah, am...
  [nave] SHEMAIAH 1. A prophet in the time of Rehoboam. Prevents Rehoboam from war with Jeroboam, 1 Kin. 12:22-24; 2 Chr. 11:2-4. Prophesies the punishment of Rehoboam by Shishak, king of Egypt, 2 Chr. 12:5, 7. Writes chronicles, 2...
  

• Hashabiah

  [ebd] regarded by Jehovah. (1.) Merarite Levite (1 Chr. 6:45; 9:14). (2.) A son of Jeduthun (25:3, 19). (3.) Son of Kemuel (26:30). (4.) One of the chief Levites (2 Chr. 35:9). (5.) A Levite (Neh. 11:22). (6.) One of the chief pri...
  [isbe] HASHABIAH - hash-a-bi'-a (chashabhyah): (1) Two Levites of the family of Merari (1 Ch 6:45; 9:14). (2) A Levite who dwelt in Jerusalem at the time of Nehemiah (Neh 11:15). (3) A son of Jeduthun (1 Ch 25:3). (4) A Hebronite, ...
  [smith] (whom God regards). A Merarite Levite. (1 Chronicles 6:45) Another Merarite Levite. (1 Chronicles 9:14) The fourth of the six sons of Jeduthun, (1 Chronicles 25:3) who had charge of the twelfth course. ver. 19. (B.C...
  [nave] HASHABIAH 1. Son of Amaziah, a Levite, 1 Chr. 6:45. 2. Son of Jeduthun, a Levite, 1 Chr. 25:3, 19. 3. Son of Kemuel, 1 Chr. 26:30; 27:17. 4. A chief Levite, 2 Chr. 35:9. 5. Son of Bui, 1 Chr. 9:14; Neh. 11:15. 6. Son of...
  

• Micha

  [ebd] (1.) 2 Sam. 9:12 =MICAH (2). (2.) The son of Zabdi, a Levite of the family of Asaph (Neh. 11:17, 22).
  [smith] (who is like God?). The son of Mephibosheth. (2 Samuel 9:12) A Levite who signed the covenant with Nehemiah. (Nehemiah 10:11) The father of Mattaniah, a Gershonite Levite and descendant of Ashaph. (Nehemiah 11:17,22)
  [nave] MICHA 1. See: Micah, 3. 2. A Levite, Neh. 10:11; 11:17, 22.
  

• Ziha

  [ebd] drought. (1.) The name of a family of Nethinim (Ezra 2:43; Neh. 7:46). (2.) A ruler among the Nethinim (Neh. 11:21).
  [isbe] ZIHA - zi'-ha (tsicha', tsicha' (Neh 7:46), meaning unknown): An overseer of Nethinim (Neh 11:21) who are called (Ezr 2:43; Neh 7:46) "the children (or sons) of Ziha." The Septuagint's Codex Vaticanus and Alexandrinus omit N...
  [smith] (parched). The children of Ziha were a family of Nethinim who returned with Zerubbabel. (Ezra 2:43; Nehemiah 7:46) (B.C. 536.) Chief of the Nethinim in Ophel. (Nehemiah 11:21) The name is probably identical with the precedin...
  [nave] ZIHA 1. One of the Nethinim, Ezra 2:43; Neh. 7:46. 2. A ruler of the Nethinim, Neh. 11:21.
  

• Talmon

  [ebd] oppressed. (1.) A Levite porter (1 Chr. 9:17; Neh. 11:19). (2.) One whose descendants returned with Zerubbabel to Jerusalem (Ezra 2:42; Neh. 7:45); probably the same as (1).
  [isbe] TALMON - tal'-mon (talmon): One of the porters in connection with the temple-service (1 Ch 9:17; Ezr 2:42; Neh 7:45; 11:19; 12:25).
  [smith] (oppressor), the head of a family of door-keepers in the temple, "the porters for the camps of the sons: of Levi." (1 Chronicles 9:17; Nehemiah 11:19) (B.C. 1013.) Some of his descendants returned with Zerubbabel, (Ezra 2:...
  [nave] TALMON A porter of the temple, 1 Chr. 9:17. Family of, return from captivity with Zerubbabel, Ezra 2:42; Neh. 7:45; 11:19; 12:25.
  

• Ananiah

  [ebd] protected by Jehovah, the name of a town in the tribe of Benjamin between Nob and Hazor (Neh. 11:32). It is probably the modern Beit Hanina, a small village 3 miles north of Jerusalem.
  [isbe] ANANIAH - an-a-ni'-a `ananyah, "Yah has covered"): (1) Grandfather of Azariah. He assisted in repairing the walls of Jerusalem after his return from the exile (Neh 3:23). (2) A town of Benjamin mentioned in connection with N...
  [smith] a place, named between Nob and Hazor, in which the Benjamites lived after their return from captivity. (Nehemiah 11:32)
  [nave] ANANIAH 1. Son of Maaseiah, Neh. 3:23; 8:4. 2. Town of Benjamin, Neh. 11:32.
  

• Neballat

  [ebd] wickedness in secret, (Neh. 11:34), probably the village of Beit Nebala, about 4 miles north of Lydda.
  [isbe] NEBALLAT - ne-bal'-at (nebhallaT; Naballat): A town occupied by the Benjamites after the exile, named along with Lod and Ono (Neh 11:34). It is represented by the modern Belt Nebala, 4 miles Northeast of Lydda.
  [smith] (hidden folly), town of Benjamin, one of those which the Benjamites reoccupied after the captivity. (Nehemiah 11:34)
  [nave] NEBALLAT, a town occupied by the Benjamites after the captivity, Neh. 11:34.
  

• Uzzi

  [ebd] the Lord is my strength. (1.) The son of Bukki, and a descendant of Aaron (1 Chr. 6:5, 51; Ezra 7:4). (2.) A grandson of Issachar (1 Chr. 7:2, 3). (3.) A son of Bela, and grandson of Benjamin (1 Chr. 7:7). (4.) A Benjamite, ...
  [isbe] UZZI - uz'-i ('uzzi, perhaps "my strength"): (1) A descendant of Aaron and high priest, unknown apart from these sources (1 Ch 6:5,6,51 (Hebrew 5:31,32; 6:36); Ezr 7:4). (2) An eponym of a family of Issachar (1 Ch 7:2,3). (3...
  [smith] (strong). Son of Bukki and father of Zerahiah, in the line of the high priests. (1 Chronicles 6:5,61; Ezra 7:4) Though Uzzi was the lineal ancestor of Zadok, it does not appear that he was ever high priest. He must have b...
  [nave] UZZI 1. A priest. Son of Bukki, 1 Chr. 6:5, 6, 51; Ezra 7:4. 2. Grandson of Issachar, 1 Chr. 7:2, 3. 3. Grandson of Benjamin, 1 Chr. 7:7. 4. Son of Michri, 1 Chr. 9:8. 5. An overseer of the Levites, Neh. 11:22. 6. A pri...
  

• Zabdi

  [ebd] gift of Jehovah. (1.) An ancestor of Achan (Josh. 7:1, 17, 18). He is probably the "Zimri" of 1 Chr. 2:6. (2.) A Benjamite (1 Chr. 8:19). (3.) Called "the Shiphmite," one of David's officers, who had charge of his vineyards ...
  [isbe] ZABDI - zab'-di (zabhdi>, perhaps "(a) gift of Yahweh" or "my gift" = New Testament "Zebedee"): (1) An ancestor of Achan (Josh 7:1,17,18). Some Septuagint manuscripts and 1 Ch 2:6 have "Zimri" (zimri); "the confusion of the ...
  [smith] (my gift). Son of Zerah the son of Judah, and ancestor of Achan. (Joshua 7:1,17,18) (B.C. before 1480.) A Benjamite, of the sons of Shimhi. (1 Chronicles 8:19) (B.C. about 1442.) David?s officer over the produce of the vi...
  [nave] ZABDI 1. Father of Carmi, Josh. 7:1, 17, 18. 2. A Benjamite, 1 Chr. 8:19. 3. David's storekeeper, 1 Chr. 27:27. 4. Son of Asaph, Neh. 11:17.
  

• Zanoah

  [ebd] marsh. (1.) A town in the low country or shephelah of Judah, near Zorah (Josh. 15:34). It was re-occupied after the return from the Captivity (Neh. 11:30). Zanu'ah in Wady Ismail, 10 miles west of Jerusalem, occupies probabl...
  [isbe] ZANOAH - za-no'-a (zanoach; Codex Vaticanus Tano; Codex Alexandrinus Zano): (1) A town in the Judean Shephelah, grouped with Eshtaol, Zorah and Ashnah (Josh 15:34). The Jews reoccupied the place after the exile (Neh 11:30). ...
  [smith] (marsh). A town of Judah in the Shefelah or plain, (Joshua 15:34; Nehemiah 3:13; 11:30) possibly identical with Zanu?a . A town of Judah in the highland district, (Joshua 15:66) not improbably identical with Sanute , about 1...
  [nave] ZANOAH 1. A city of western Judah, Josh. 15:34; Neh. 3:13; 11:30. 2. A city of eastern Judah, Josh. 15:56. 3. A descendant of Caleb, 1 Chr. 4:18.
  

• Zabdiel

  [ebd] gift of God. (1.) The father of Jashobeam, who was one of David's officers (1 Chr. 27:2). (2.) An overseer of the priests after the Captivity (Neh. 11:14).
  [isbe] ZABDIEL - zab'-di-el (zabhdi'el, "my gift is El (God)"; Zabdiel): (1) Father of Jashobeam (1 Ch 27:2), or rather Ishbaal (Curtis, Chronicles, 290 f). (2) An overseer of the priests (Neh 11:14). (3) An Arabian who beheaded Al...
  [smith] (gift of God). Father of Jashobeam, a chief of David?s guard. (1 Chronicles 27:2) (B.C. before 1046.) A priest, son of the great men or as the margin gives it, "Haggedolim." (Nehemiah 11:14) (B.C. 459.)
  [nave] ZABDIEL 1. Father of Jashobeam, 1 Chr. 27:2. 2. An overseer of one hundred and twenty-eight mighty men of valor, who dwelt in Jerusalem, Neh. 11:14.
  

• Meshillemoth

  [ebd] requitals. (1.) The father of Berechiah (2 Chr. 28:12). (2.) A priest, the son of Immer (Neh. 11:13).
  [isbe] MESHILLEMOTH - me-shil'-e-moth, me-shil'-e-moth (meshillemoth, "recompense"): (1) An Ephraimite ancestor of Berechiah, chief of the tribe, in the reign of Pekah (2 Ch 28:12). (2) The "Meshillemith" of Neh 11:13.
  [smith] (recompense). An Ephraimite, one of the chiefs of the tribe in the reign of Pekah. (2 Chronicles 28:12) The same as MESHILLEMITH. (Nehemiah 11:13)
  [nave] MESHILLEMOTH 1. Father of an Ephraimite who protested against the attempt of the Israelites to enslave their captive brethren, 2 Chr. 28:12, 13. 2. A priest, Neh. 11:13.
  

• Pethahiah

  [ebd] loosed of the Lord. (1.) The chief of one of the priestly courses (the nineteenth) in the time of David (1 Chr. 24:16). (2.) A Levite (Ezra 10:23). (3.) Neh. 9:5. (4.) A descendant of Judah who had some office at the court o...
  [isbe] PETHAHIAH - peth-a-hi'-a (Pethachyah, "Yah opens up"): (1) Chief of the 19th course of priests (1 Ch 24:16). (2) One of the Levites having "foreign wives" (Ezr 10:23; Neh 9:5; "Patheus" in 1 Esdras 9:23). (3) Son of Meshezab...
  [smith] (freed by Jehovah). A priest, over the nineteenth course in the reign of David. (1 Chronicles 24:16) (B.C. 1020.) A Levite in the time of Ezra, who had married a foreign wife. (Ezra 10:23) He is probably the same who is m...
  [nave] PETHAHIAH 1. A priest in the reign of David, 1 Chr. 24:16. 2. A Levite who divorced his Gentile wife, Ezra 10:23. Probably identical with the one mentioned, Neh. 9:5. 3. A counselor of Artaxerxes, Neh. 11:24.
  

• SIMEON (1)

  [isbe] SIMEON (1) - sim'-e-on (shim`on; Sumeon; the Hebrew root is from shama`, "to hear" (Gen 29:33); some modern scholars (Hitzig, W. R. Smith, Stade, etc.) derive it from Arabic sima`, "the offspring of the hyena and female wolf...
  

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