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1 Chronicles 9:2

King James Version (KJV)

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Scripture focus

Now the first inhabitants that [dwelt] in their possessions in their cities [were], the Israelites, the priests, Levites, and the Nethinims.

1 Chronicles 9:2 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on 1 Chronicles 9:2

Theological / Devotional

Nethinims. These were the order of Temple servants who performed the menial tasks such as carrying the water and the wood. On the identity of the Nethinims see on Joshua 9:21; Ezra 2:43 ; 8:20.

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