Nehemiah 11:17 - Forerunner Commentary

Nehemiah 11:17

15 Also of the Levites: Shemaiah the son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Bunni;

16 ^aShabbethai and ^bJozabad, of the heads of the Levites, had the oversight of ^cthe business outside of the house of God;

17 Mattaniah the son of Micha, the son of Zabdi, the son of Asaph, the leader who began the thanksgiving with prayer; Bakbukiah, the second among his brethren; and Abda the son of Shammua, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun.

18 All the Levites in ^athe holy city were two hundred and eighty-four.

19 Moreover the gatekeepers, Akkub, Talmon, and their brethren who kept the gates, were one hundred and seventy-two.

20 And the rest of Israel, of the priests and Levites, were in all the cities of Judah, everyone in his inheritance.

21 ^aBut the Nethinim dwelt in Ophel. And Ziha and Gishpa were over the Nethinim.

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Definitions of words in Nehemiah 11:17:

Abda {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Abda {Hitchcock's Bible Names}
Abda {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Asaph {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Asaph {Hitchcock's Bible Names}
Asaph {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Bakbukiah {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Brethren {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Galal {Hitchcock's Bible Names}
Galal {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

His {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Jeduthun {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Jeduthun {Hitchcock's Bible Names}
Jeduthun {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Mattaniah {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Mattaniah {Hitchcock's Bible Names}
Mattaniah {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Prayer {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Prayer {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Zabdi {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Zabdi {Hitchcock's Bible Names}
Zabdi {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Micha {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Micha {Hitchcock's Bible Names}

Other definition entries containing Nehemiah 11:17:

Nehemiah, Book of {Easton's}
Law In The Old Testament {I.S.B.E.}

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