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Nehemiah 11:13 KJV
Nehemiah · chapter 11 · verse 13
And his brethren, chief of the fathers, two hundred forty and two: and Amashai the son of Azareel, the son of Ahasai, the son of Meshillemoth, the son of Immer,Nehemiah 11:13 · King James Version
Nehemiah 11:13 in context
11Seraiah the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, was the ruler of the house of God.
12And their brethren that did the work of the house were eight hundred twenty and two: and Adaiah the son of Jeroham, the son of Pelaliah, the son of Amzi, the son of Zechariah, the son of Pashur, the son of Malchiah,
13And his brethren, chief of the fathers, two hundred forty and two: and Amashai the son of Azareel, the son of Ahasai, the son of Meshillemoth, the son of Immer,
14And their brethren, mighty men of valour, an hundred twenty and eight: and their overseer was Zabdiel, the son of one of the great men.
15Also of the Levites: Shemaiah the son of Hashub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Bunni;
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- brethrenʼâcha brother )H251 →
- fathersʼâbfather, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote applicationH1 →
- hundredmêʼâha hundredH3967 →
- AmashaiʻĂmashçayAmashsay, an IsraeliteH6023 →
- AzareelʻĂzarʼêlAzarel, the name of five IsraelitesH5832 →
- AhasaiʼAchzayAchzai, an IsraeliteH273 →
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Jerusalem is called here the holy city (Neh 11:1), because there the temple was, and that was the place God had chosen to put his name there; upon this account, one would think, the holy seed should all have chosen to dwell there and have striven for a habitation there;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-19