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Selected Verse: Nehemiah 11:16 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Ne 11:16 |
King James |
And Shabbethai and Jozabad, of the chief of the Levites, had the oversight of the outward business of the house of God. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
| the oversight of the outward business of the house of God--that is, those things which were done outside, or in the country, such as the collecting of the provisions (Ch1 26:29). |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| Outward - For those things belonging to the temple and its service, which were to be done without it, or abroad in the country, as the gathering in of the voluntary contributions, or other necessary provision out of the several parts of the land. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
And Shabbethai - This verse, with Neh 11:20, Neh 11:21, Neh 11:28, Neh 11:29, Neh 11:32, Neh 11:33, Neh 11:34, and Neh 11:35, are all wanting in the Septuagint and the whole chapter is wanting in the Arabic, the translator not being concerned in Jewish genealogies.
The outward business - Calmet supposes that he provided the victuals for the priests, victims for the sacrifices, the sacerdotal vestments, the sacred vessels, and other necessaries for the service of the temple. |
29 Of the Izharites, Chenaniah and his sons were for the outward business over Israel, for officers and judges.
35 Lod, and Ono, the valley of craftsmen.
34 Hadid, Zeboim, Neballat,
33 Hazor, Ramah, Gittaim,
32 And at Anathoth, Nob, Ananiah,
29 And at Enrimmon, and at Zareah, and at Jarmuth,
28 And at Ziklag, and at Mekonah, and in the villages thereof,
21 But the Nethinims dwelt in Ophel: and Ziha and Gispa were over the Nethinims.
20 And the residue of Israel, of the priests, and the Levites, were in all the cities of Judah, every one in his inheritance.