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Nehemiah 11:12

King James Version (KJV)

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Nehemiah 11:12

Verse 12 of 36

Scripture focus

And their brethren that did the work of the house [were] eight hundred twenty and two: and Adaiah the son of Jeroham, the son of Pelaliah, the son of Amzi, the son of Zechariah, the son of Pashur, the son of Malchiah,

Nehemiah 11:12 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Nehemiah 11:12

Theological / Devotional

Their brethren that did the work. That is, priests of ordinary rank. According to vs. 12-14, 1,192 priests were now living in Jerusalem. Thus, of the 4,289 who returned with Zerubbabel (Ezra 2:36-39) and others later with Ezra (Ezra 8:24; etc.), only one in three or four lived in Jerusalem. When the census of 1 Chron. 9 was taken, the priestly population of Jerusalem had grown to 1,760 (v. 13).

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