Nehemiah 11:16
“And Shabbethai and Jozabad, of the chief of the Levites, had the oversight of the outward business of the house of God.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
But the Nethinims dwelt in Ophel,.... An high place or tower on the wall of Jerusalem, see Ch2 27:3,
and Ziha, and…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Nehemiah 11:4-19
See the margin reference notes. Both accounts appear to be extracts from a public official register which Nehemiah…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
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…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Nehemiah 11:1-19
Jerusalem is called here the holy city (Neh 11:1), because there the temple was, and that was the place God had chosen…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
Shabbethai … Jozabad See these names in Neh 8:7. They do not occur in the parallel list of 1Ch 9:15-16, where however…
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