Nehemiah 11:7

Neh 11:7 And these [are] the sons of Benjamin; Sallu the son of Meshullam, the son of Joed, the son of Pedaiah, the son of Kolaiah, the son of Maaseiah, the son of Ithiel, the son of Jesaiah.

Neh 11:8 And after him Gabbai, Sallai, nine hundred twenty and eight.

Ver. 7,8. Little Benjamin, the smallest of the tribes of Israel, 1Sa 9:21, yields more by half than Judah. Jerusalem stood in both these tribes.

John Trapp, A Commentary or Exposition upon All the Books of the Old and New Testament (1647–1656) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

(7) The Benjamites were represented by two families, and gave the city two prefects (Neh_11:9).

A Bible Commentary for English Readers, edited by Charles John Ellicott (1878–1897) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

7. Sallu the son of Meshullam] This name stands at the head of the Benjamites in 1Ch_9:7-9. But otherwise the lists here vary from one another.

8 Gabbai, Sallai] The occurrence of these names, not separated by the copula, is peculiar. No connexion can be traced between the ‘Gabbai, Sallai, … Joel, … Judah,’ of our list with the ‘Ibneiah, Elah and Meshullam’ in 1Ch_9:8. But there are certain peculiarities in the two lists at this point which make us suspect that the text of the original document was here at fault. Thus in our text we may remark on (1) the abruptness of ‘after him Gabbai, Sallai,’ (2) the number 928 differing from, but yet sufficiently close to, that of 956 in 1 Chron. Sallai, it has been conjectured, is the name Sallu repeated, which has crept into the text from a gloss on the word ‘after him.’ In 1 Chronicles we remark upon Meshullam occurring twice, and Ibneiah by the side of Ibnijah. The number 928, if we may argue from the analogy of Neh_11:6, relates only to the house of Sallai or Gabbai Sallai. In 1Ch_9:9, the number 956 represents the sons of Benjamin.

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Who dwelt in Jerusalem, of whom the same account is given in these two verses as in Ch1 9:10, only Seraiah here is called Azariah there.

, only Seraiah here is called Azariah there.

Nehemiah 11:11

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neh 11:11

neh 11:11And their brethren that did the work of the house were eight hundred twenty and two,.... That offered the sacrifices, burnt incense, set on the shewbread, lighted the lamps, &c.

and Adaiah the son of Jeroham; see Ch1 9:12 whose genealogy is traced here through Pelaliah, Amzi, Zechariah, Pashur, to Malchiah.

John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible (1746–1763) — public domain (CC PDM 1.0). Text via the HelloAO Bible API.

And these are the sons of Benjamin. A verse equivalent to 1Ch_9:6 would seem to have fallen out here. Nehemiah cannot have intended to leave out the descendants of Zerah, who formed more than one-half of the Jewish element in the population of Jerusalem, and furnished 690 fighting men. Sallu the son of Meshullam. Compare 1Ch_9:7. The other names in the genealogy are different, the two writers singling out for mention different ancestors.

The Pulpit Commentary (1880–1919), ed. H.D.M. Spence-Jones & Joseph S. Exell — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

Of the Benjamites there were two heads of houses: Sallu, and after him Gabbai-Sallai, with nine hundred and twenty-eight fathers of families. Their chief was Joel the son of Zichri, and Jehuda the son of Sennah over the city as second (prefect).

Keil & Delitzsch — Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament (1861–1891) — public domain (CC PDM 1.0). Text via the HelloAO Bible API. (Old Testament only.)

Connecting Statement:

In these verses, Nehemiah continues to list the provincial officers who lived in Jerusalem.

These are the descendants

"These are some of the descendants." Your language may need to specify that this is not a list of every descendant.

Benjamin ... Sallu ... Meshullam ... Joed ... Pedaiah ... Kolaiah ... Maaseiah ... Ithiel ... Jeshaiah ... Gabbai ... Sallai ... Joel ... Zichri ... Judah ... Hassenuah

These are the names of men. (See: How to Translate Names)

928 men

"nine hundred and twenty-eight men." (See: Numbers)

translationWords

descend

Benjamin

son

oversee

command

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