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Nehemiah 11:15 KJV
Nehemiah · chapter 11 · verse 15
Also of the Levites: Shemaiah the son of Hashub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Bunni;Nehemiah 11:15 · King James Version
Nehemiah 11:15 in context
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;
16And Shabbethai and Jozabad, of the chief of the Levites, had the oversight of the outward business of the house of God.
17And Mattaniah the son of Micha, the son of Zabdi, the son of Asaph, was the principal to begin the thanksgiving in prayer: and Bakbukiah the second among his brethren, and Abda the son of Shammua, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- HashabiahChăshabyâhChashabjah, the name of nine IsraelitesH2811 →
- ShemaiahShᵉmaʻyâhShemajah, the name of twenty-five IsraelitesH8098 →
- LevitesLêvîyîya Levite or descendant of LeviH3881 →
- AzrikamʻAzrîyqâmAzrikam, the name of four IsraelitesH5840 →
- HashubChashshûwbChashshub, the name of two or three IsraelitesH2815 →
- sonbêna son , in the widest sense , etc.)H1121 →
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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