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Nehemiah 11:25 KJV
Nehemiah · chapter 11 · verse 25
And for the villages, with their fields, some of the children of Judah dwelt at Kirjatharba, and in the villages thereof, and at Dibon, and in the villages thereof, and at Jekabzeel, and in the villages thereof,Nehemiah 11:25 · King James Version
Nehemiah 11:25 in context
23For it was the king’s commandment concerning them, that a certain portion should be for the singers, due for every day.
24And Pethahiah the son of Meshezabeel, of the children of Zerah the son of Judah, was at the king’s hand in all matters concerning the people.
25And for the villages, with their fields, some of the children of Judah dwelt at Kirjatharba, and in the villages thereof, and at Dibon, and in the villages thereof, and at Jekabzeel, and in the villages thereof,
26And at Jeshua, and at Moladah, and at Bethphelet,
27And at Hazarshual, and at Beersheba, and in the villages thereof,
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- KirjatharbaQiryath ʼArbaʻKirjath-Arba or Kirjath-ha-Arba, a place in PalestineH7153 →
- JekabzeelYᵉqabtsᵉʼêlJekabtseel, a place in PalestineH3343 →
- villageschâtsêra yardH2691 →
- childrenbêna son , in the widest sense , etc.)H1121 →
- villagesbatha daughterH1323 →
- fieldssâdeha fieldH7704 →
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Having given an account of the principal persons that dwelt in Jerusalem (a larger account of whom he had before, Ch1 9:2, etc.), Nehemiah, in these verses, gives us some account of the other cities, in which dwelt the residue of Israel, Neh 11:20.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 20-36