Nehemiah 7
TSKeOverview Nehemiah 7:1, Nehemiah commits the charge of Jerusalem to Hanani and Hananiah; Nehemiah 7:5, A register of the genealogy of them which came at the first out of Babylon; Nehemiah 7:9, of the people; Nehemiah 7:39, of the priests; Nehemiah 7:43, of the Levites; Nehemiah 7:46, of the Nethinims; Nehemiah 7:57, of Solomons servants; Nehemiah 7:63, and of the priests which could not find their pedigree; Nehemiah 7:66, The whole number of them, with their substance; Nehemiah 7:70, Their oblations.
Nehemiah 7:1
the wall: Nehemiah 3:1-32, Nehemiah 6:15 I had set up: Nehemiah 3:3, Nehemiah 6:1 the porters: Nehemiah 10:39, Nehemiah 11:3, Nehemiah 12:24, 1 Chronicles 23:1-32, 1 Chronicles 25:1 - 1Ch 26:32, 2 Chronicles 31:2, Ezra 3:8 Reciprocal: Psalms 147:13 - he hath
Nehemiah 7:2
my brother: Nehemiah 1:2 Hananiah: Nehemiah 10:23 the ruler: Nehemiah 2:8 a faithful man: Numbers 12:7, Psalms 101:6, Daniel 6:4, Matthew 24:45, Matthew 25:21, Luke 16:10-12, 1 Corinthians 4:2, 2 Timothy 2:2 feared God: Nehemiah 5:15, Genesis 42:18, Exodus 18:21, 2 Samuel 23:3, 1 Kings 18:3, 1 Kings 18:12, Job 1:1, Isaiah 33:5, Isaiah 33:6 Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 8:1 - made his 2 Kings 4:1 - thy servant did fear 2 Kings 12:15 - for they dealt 2 Kings 22:7 - they dealt faithfully 2 Chronicles 34:12 - faithfully Ezra 2:6 - Pahathmoab Ezra 2:12 - Azgad Ezra 2:14 - Bigvai Nehemiah 4:23 - So neither I Nehemiah 13:13 - counted Proverbs 28:20 - faithful Jeremiah 30:21 - nobles Daniel 6:3 - an
Nehemiah 7:3
Let not the gates: This is, the gates were not to be opened till sun-rise, and to be shut at sun-set; which is still the custom in many cities of the East. If a traveller arrives after sun-set, he finds the gates shut, and on no consideration will they open them till morning. Nehemiah 13:19, Psalms 127:1, Matthew 10:16 every one to be: Nehemiah 3:23, Nehemiah 3:28-30 Reciprocal: Ezra 2:35 - Senaah
Nehemiah 7:4
large and great: Heb. broad in spaces the houses: Isaiah 58:12, Haggai 1:4-6, Matthew 6:33 Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 28:62 - few in number Nehemiah 11:1 - the rulers Psalms 147:2 - build Jeremiah 30:18 - the city
Nehemiah 7:5
my God: Nehemiah 5:19, Nehemiah 6:14 put into mine: Ezra 7:27, 1 Corinthians 15:10, 2 Corinthians 3:5, 2 Corinthians 8:16, Phi 2:12, Phi 2:13, Colossians 1:29, James 1:16, Whatever good motion is in our minds, whether prudent or pious, we must acknowledge it to come from God; for every good gift and every good work are from above; he gives knowledge, he gives grace. What is commonly called human prudence, ought to be ascribed to the direction of Divine Providence. He who teaches the husbandman discretion, Isaiah 28:26, as certainly over-rules the deliberations of senators. that: Nehemiah 7:64, 1 Chronicles 9:1-9, Ezra 2:62 Reciprocal: Nehemiah 11:1 - the rulers
Nehemiah 7:6
the children: Ezra 2:1-70, Ezra 5:8, Ezra 6:2 whom Nebuchadnezzar: 2 Kings 24:14-16, 2 Kings 25:11, 2 Chronicles 36:1-23, Jeremiah 39:1-18, Jeremiah 52:1-34 Reciprocal: Nehemiah 1:3 - the province Nehemiah 11:3 - the chief Daniel 2:25 - captives of Judah
Nehemiah 7:7
Zerubbabel: Nehemiah 12:1, Nehemiah 12:7, Nehemiah 12:10, Ezekiel 1:11, Sheshbazzar, Nehemiah 2:2, Haggai 1:1, Matthew 1:12, Matthew 1:13, Zorobabel Jeshua: Ezra 3:8, Ezra 3:9, Ezra 5:2, Zechariah 3:1-3, Joshua Azariah: One of Dr. Kennicott’s codices has Seraiah, as in the parallel passage. Ezra 2:2, Seraiah, Reelaiah Mispereth: Ezra 2:2, Mizpar Nehum: Three manuscripts in the parallel place have Nehum, and four have here Rehum. Nehemiah 12:3, Ezra 2:2, Rehum
Nehemiah 7:8
Parosh: Nehemiah 10:14, Ezra 2:3, Ezra 8:3, Pharosh, Nehemiah 10:25 Reciprocal: Ezra 10:25 - sons of Parosh Nehemiah 3:25 - Parosh
Nehemiah 7:9
Shephatiah: Ezra 2:4, Ezra 8:8 Reciprocal: Jeremiah 38:1 - Shephatiah
Nehemiah 7:10
Arah: Nehemiah 6:18, Ezra 2:5. 775
Nehemiah 7:11
Pahathmoab: Nehemiah 10:14, Ezra 2:6. Ezra 2:2, 812; Ezra 8:4 Reciprocal: Ezra 8:9 - Joab Ezra 10:30 - Pahathmoab Nehemiah 3:11 - Pahathmoab
Nehemiah 7:12
Elam: Ezra 2:7, Ezra 8:7, Ezra 10:26 Reciprocal: Nehemiah 7:34 - the other Elam
Nehemiah 7:13
Zattu: Ezra 2:8. 945 Reciprocal: Ezra 10:27 - Zattu
Nehemiah 7:14
Zaccai: Ezra 2:9
Nehemiah 7:15
Binnui: Ezra 2:10, Bani. 642 Reciprocal: Ezra 10:29 - Bani Nehemiah 10:14 - Bani
Nehemiah 7:16
Bebai: Ezra 2:11. 623 Reciprocal: Ezra 8:11 - Bebai Ezra 10:28 - Bebai Nehemiah 10:15 - Azgad
Nehemiah 7:17
Azgad: Ezra 2:12. Ezra 2:1, 222 Reciprocal: Ezra 8:12 - Azgad Nehemiah 10:15 - Azgad
Nehemiah 7:18
Adonikam: Ezra 2:13. 666 Reciprocal: Ezra 8:13 - Adonikam
Nehemiah 7:19
Bigvai: Ezra 2:14, Ezra 2:2, Ezra 2:56 two thousand: One manuscript of Dr. Kennicott’s reads “two thousand sixty and six;” but no doubt “two thousand and fifty-six,” is the true reading, as in the parallel passage. Reciprocal: Ezra 8:14 - Bigvai Nehemiah 10:16 - Bigvai
Nehemiah 7:20
Adin: Ezra 2:15. 454 six hundred: One of Dr. Kennicott’s codices has “six hundred fifty and four. Reciprocal: Ezra 8:6 - Adin
Nehemiah 7:21
Ater: Ezra 2:16
Nehemiah 7:22
Hashum: Ezra 2:19. 223 Reciprocal: Ezra 10:33 - Hashum Nehemiah 10:18 - Hashum
Nehemiah 7:23
Bezai: Ezra 2:17. 323
Nehemiah 7:24
Hariph: Hariph and Jorah were probably two distinct names of this person. Ezra 2:18, Jorah
Nehemiah 7:25
Gibeon: Gibeon is probably a mistake for Gibbar, or the contrary; though this person may have been called by both names. Ezra 2:20, Gibbar Reciprocal: 1 Chronicles 2:42 - the father of Hebron
Nehemiah 7:26
The men: The Septuagint reads here the same as in the parallel place, Õéïé Âáéèáëåì, åêáôïí åéêïóéôñåéò? õéïé Áôùöá (Alex. Áíåôùöá) ðåíôçêïíôáåî; “The children of Bethlehem, one hundred twenty and three; the children of Netophah, fifty and six.” Though this reading is not found in any Hebrew manuscript yet collated, it is doubtless the true one. Bethlehem: Ezra 2:21, Ezra 2:22. 179 Reciprocal: 1 Chronicles 2:54 - Netophathites 1 Chronicles 9:16 - Netophathites Jeremiah 40:8 - Netophathite
Nehemiah 7:27
Anathoth: Ezra 2:23, Isaiah 10:30, Jeremiah 1:1, Jeremiah 11:21 Reciprocal: Nehemiah 11:32 - Anathoth
Nehemiah 7:28
Bethazmaveth: Ezra 2:24, Azmaveth
Nehemiah 7:29
Kirjathjearim: Instead of Kirjath-arim, in the parallel place of Ezra, many manuscripts read Kirjath-jearim, as here. Joshua 9:17, Joshua 18:25, Judges 18:12, Ezra 2:25, Kirjath-arim
Nehemiah 7:30
Ramah: Joshua 18:24, Joshua 18:25, Ezra 2:26 Reciprocal: Nehemiah 11:31 - from Geba
Nehemiah 7:31
Michmas: The variation between îëîùÑ [Strong’s H4363], Michmash, and îëîñ [Strong’s H4363], Michmas, arises from the mutation of ùÑ, sheen, and ñ, samech; though several manuscripts have the former reading here also. 1 Samuel 13:5, 1 Samuel 13:23. Ezra 2:27, Is. Ezra 10:28, Michmash. Reciprocal: Nehemiah 11:31 - at Michmash
Nehemiah 7:32
Bethel: Joshua 8:9, Joshua 8:17, Ezra 2:28. 223 Reciprocal: Nehemiah 11:31 - Aija
Nehemiah 7:33
Nebo: Ezra 2:29 fifty and two: The Alexandrian manuscript of the Septuagint adds, Õéïé Ìáãáâùò åêáôïí ðåíôçêïíôáåî, “The children of Magbish an hundred fifty and six,” as in Ezra 2:30. Reciprocal: Ezra 2:28 - Ai Ezra 10:43 - Nebo
Nehemiah 7:34
the other Elam: Nehemiah 7:12, Ezra 2:31 Reciprocal: Ezra 8:7 - Elam Ezra 10:2 - Elam Ezra 10:26 - Elam
Nehemiah 7:35
Harim: Ezra 2:32, Ezra 10:31 Reciprocal: 1 Chronicles 24:8 - Harim
Nehemiah 7:36
Jericho: Ezra 2:34 Reciprocal: Nehemiah 3:2 - the men
Nehemiah 7:37
Lod: Nehemiah 6:2, Nehemiah 11:34, Nehemiah 11:35, 1 Chronicles 8:12, Ezra 2:33. 725
Nehemiah 7:38
Senaah: Ezra 2:35. Ezra 2:3, 630
Nehemiah 7:39
Jedaiah: 1 Chronicles 24:7-19, Ezra 2:36 Reciprocal: 1 Chronicles 24:11 - Jeshuah Nehemiah 11:10 - Jedaiah
Nehemiah 7:40
Immer: 1 Chronicles 24:14, Ezra 2:37 Reciprocal: 1 Chronicles 9:12 - Immer Ezra 10:20 - Immer Nehemiah 3:29 - the son Jeremiah 20:1 - Immer
Nehemiah 7:41
Pashur: 1 Chronicles 9:12, 1 Chronicles 24:9, Ezra 2:38, Ezra 10:22 Reciprocal: Jeremiah 20:1 - Immer
Nehemiah 7:42
Harim: 1 Chronicles 24:8, Ezra 2:39, Ezra 10:31 Reciprocal: Ezra 10:21 - Harim
Nehemiah 7:43
Hodevah: Ezra 2:40, Hodaviah, Nehemiah 3:9, Judah Reciprocal: Ezra 3:9 - Judah Nehemiah 10:9 - Jeshua
Nehemiah 7:44
The singers: 1 Chronicles 25:2, Ezra 2:41. 128 an hundred: One of Dr. Kennicott’s manuscripts reads in the parallel place of Ezra, “an hundred and forty and eight,” as here. Reciprocal: 1 Chronicles 6:39 - Asaph
Nehemiah 7:45
The porters: 1 Chronicles 26:1-32, Ezra 2:42. 130 Reciprocal: Ezra 7:7 - porters Nehemiah 11:19 - Akkub
Nehemiah 7:46
Nethinims: Leviticus 27:2-8, Joshua 9:23-27, 1 Chronicles 9:2 Hashupha: Ezra 2:43, Hasupha Reciprocal: Ezra 7:7 - Nethinims Nehemiah 3:26 - Nethinims Ezekiel 48:18 - that serve
Nehemiah 7:47
Sia: Ezra 2:44, Siaha
Nehemiah 7:48
Hagaba: Ezra 2:45, Ezra 2:46, Hagabah, or Hagab, The Alexandrian manuscript of the Septuagint inserts here, õéïé Áêïõä, õéïé Ïõôá, õéïé Êçôáñ, õéïé Áãáâ “the children of Akoud, the children of Outa, the children of Ketar, the children of Agab,” or Hagab. See the parallel passages. Shalmai: In the parallel passage not only the Keri and Septuagint, but many of Dr. Kennicott’s manuscripts read Shalmai, as here. A more extensive collation of manuscripts would doubtless tend still more to harmonize both the names and numbers. Ezra 2:46, Shamlai Reciprocal: Nehemiah 12:8 - Jeshua
Nehemiah 7:51
Phaseah: This variation only exists in the translation; the original being uniformly Paseah. Ezra 2:49, Paseah
Nehemiah 7:52
Meunim: The first of these variations is attributable to the translation, the original being uniformly, îòåðéí [Strong’s H4586], Meunim; and the latter arises from the mutation of, å, wav, and, é, yood, and insertion of, ùÑ, sheen, though in the parallel passage the Kethiv is ðôéñéí [Strong’s H5304], Nephisim; and here the Keri and many manuscripts have ðôéùÑñéí [Strong’s H5300], Nephishesim. Ezra 2:50, Mehunim, Nephusim
Nehemiah 7:54
Bazlith: Instead of Bazlith, many manuscripts and the LXX have Bazluth, as in the parallel place. Ezra 2:52, Bazluth
Nehemiah 7:55
Tamah: Here there is no variation in the original; it being uniformly Tamah. Ezra 2:53, Thamah
Nehemiah 7:57
Solomon’s: Nehemiah 11:3 Perida: Three manuscripts have Peruda, instead of Perida, as in Ezra. Ezra 2:55, Peruda Reciprocal: 1 Kings 5:15 - threescore 1 Kings 9:21 - bondservice Ecclesiastes 2:7 - servants
Nehemiah 7:58
Jaala: The variation of éòìä [Strong’s H3279], Jaalah, and éòìà [Strong’s H3279], Jaala, merely arises from the mutation of ä, hay, into à, aleph, according to the Chaldee dialect. Ezra 2:56, Jaalah
Nehemiah 7:59
Amon: Instead of Amon, two of De Rossi’s manuscripts have Amin, and the LXX have Çìéì, Emim; which nearly approaches the Ami of Ezra. Ezra 2:57, Ami
Nehemiah 7:60
the Nethinims: Ezra 2:58 Reciprocal: Joshua 9:27 - made them 1 Kings 5:15 - threescore 1 Chronicles 9:2 - the Nethinims
Nehemiah 7:61
Telharesha: The first of these variations only exists in the translation; the original being uniformly úì çøùÑà [Strong’s H8521], Tel?harsha? the latter simply arises from the insertion of a å, wav; being written àãï [Strong’s H135], Addan, in the parallel passage, and àãåï [Strong’s H114], Addon, here. Ezra 2:59, Tel-harsa, Addan seed: or, pedigree Reciprocal: Numbers 1:18 - their pedigrees Micah 2:5 - the congregation
Nehemiah 7:62
six hundred: Ezra 2:60. 652 Reciprocal: Ezekiel 13:9 - neither shall they be
Nehemiah 7:63
of the priests: Ezra 2:61-63 Barzillai: 2 Samuel 17:27, 2 Samuel 19:31-33, 1 Kings 2:7 Reciprocal: Nehemiah 3:21 - Koz
Nehemiah 7:64
These sought: Matthew 22:11-13 those that were: Nehemiah 7:5, 1 Chronicles 9:1 but it was: Matthew 25:11, Matthew 25:12 as polluted: Nehemiah 13:29, Leviticus 4:3 Reciprocal: Ezra 2:61 - the children Nehemiah 13:22 - I commanded Ezekiel 13:9 - neither shall they be
Nehemiah 7:65
the Tirshatha: or, the governor, Nehemiah 8:9, Nehemiah 10:1, Ezra 2:63 that they should: Leviticus 2:3, Leviticus 2:10, Leviticus 6:17, Leviticus 7:19, Leviticus 7:20, Leviticus 10:17, Leviticus 10:18, Leviticus 21:21-23 till there: Exodus 28:30, Numbers 27:21, Deuteronomy 33:8 Reciprocal: Nehemiah 13:22 - I commanded
Nehemiah 7:66
Nehemiah 7:67
their manservants: Isaiah 45:1, Isaiah 45:2, Jeremiah 27:7 two hundred: Ezra 2:65. 200 Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 19:35 - I hear
Nehemiah 7:68
Nehemiah 7:69
Here Jerome adds, in the Vulgate, Hucusque refertur quid in commentario scriptum fuerit; exin Nehemie historia texitur? “Thus far do the words extend which were written in the register; what follows belongs to the history of Nehemiah.” This addition is not found in the Hebrew, or any ancient version: it is also wanting in the Paris and Complutensian Polyglotts; but is found in the Editio Prima of the Vulgate. What follows, however, seems to relate to a distinct oblation from that recorded in Ezra; and was probably made after the people were registered by Nehemiah, who was the Tirshatha, or governor, at this time, as Zerubbabel had been at the first return of the Jews from captivity. Blessed be God that our faith and hope are not built upon the niceties of names and numbers, genealogy and chronology, but on the great things of the law and gospel. Whatever is given to the work of God and his cause will surely be remembered by him - Hebrews 6:10.
Nehemiah 7:70
some: Heb. part, Ezra 2:68-70 the chief: Numbers 7:2-86, 1 Chronicles 29:3-9 The Tirshatha: Nehemiah 8:9, Nehemiah 10:1 drams: Darkemonim, or darics; a Persian gold coin, worth about 1. 5s. basins: Exodus 12:22, Exodus 24:6, 1 Kings 7:45, 1 Chronicles 28:17, 2 Chronicles 4:8, 2 Chronicles 4:11, Jeremiah 52:19 Reciprocal: Exodus 35:22 - every man Numbers 7:84 - the dedication Joshua 6:19 - the treasury 2 Chronicles 35:8 - his princes Ezra 8:1 - the chief Mark 12:44 - cast in of
Nehemiah 7:71
chief: Job 34:19, Luke 21:1-4, 2 Corinthians 8:12 pound: Manim, manehs or minas, As a weight, the maneh was equal to 100 shekels; but as a coin, equal to 60 shekels, or about 9. Reciprocal: Joshua 6:19 - the treasury Ezra 2:69 - the treasure Ezra 8:1 - the chief
Nehemiah 7:72
Reciprocal: 2 Kings 22:14 - wardrobe Ezra 2:69 - the treasure Nehemiah 10:28 - the rest
Nehemiah 7:73
all Israel: It was for the purpose of ascertaining the different families, and consequently the different cities, villages, etc., which belonged to them, according to the ancient division of the land, that the public registers were examined. when the seventh: Ezra 2:70, Ezra 3:1 Reciprocal: Numbers 29:1 - the seventh 1 Chronicles 9:2 - the first 1 Chronicles 23:5 - porters Ezra 6:16 - the children Nehemiah 10:28 - the rest Nehemiah 11:3 - Israel