Nehemiah 11:31

Nehemiah 11:31 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The children also of Benjamin from Geba dwelt at Michmash, and Aija, and Beth–el, and in their villages,
• New International Version (NIV)The descendants of the Benjamites from Geba lived in Mikmash, Aija, Bethel and its settlements,
• English Standard Version (ESV)The people of Benjamin also lived from Geba onward, at Michmash, Aija, Bethel and its villages,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Also the children of Benjamin from Geba dwelt in Michmash, Aija, and Bethel, and their villages;

Context of Nehemiah 11:31

29in En-rimmon, Zorah, Jarmuth, 30Zanoah, Adullam, and their villages; in Lachish and its fields; and in Azekah and its villages. So they settled from Beersheba all the way to the Valley of Hinnom. The descendants of Benjamin from Geba lived in Michmash, Aija, and Bethel with its villages; 32in Anathoth, Nob, Ananiah, 33Hazor, Ramah, Gittaim,

Nehemiah 11:31 word by word

וּבְנֵ֥י בִנְיָמִ֖ן מִגָּ֑בַע מִכְמָ֣שׂ וְעַיָּ֔ה וּבֵֽית־אֵ֖ל וּבְנֹתֶֽיהָ׃Read the interlinear

• The descendantsבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• of Benjaminבִּנְיָמִיןbinyâmîyn · BenjaminH1144
• from Gebaגֶּ֫בַעgeba‛ · GebaH1387
• in Michmashמִכְמָס, מִכְמָשׂmikmâs mikmâsh mikmash · MichmashH4363
• Aijaעַי‛ay ‛ayâ' ‛ayâth · AiH5857
• and Bethelבֵּֽיתְ־אֵלbêyth-'êl · BethelH1008
• with its villagesבַּתbath · daughter: villageH1323

Cross-references for Nehemiah 11:31

• Nehemiah 7:30the men of Ramah and Geba, 621;
• Joshua 18:24Chephar-ammoni, Ophni, and Geba—twelve cities, along with their villages.
• Nehemiah 7:31the men of Michmash, 122;
• 1 Samuel 13:11“What have you done?” Samuel asked. And Saul replied, “When I saw that the troops were deserting me, and that you did not come at the appointed time and the Philistines were gathering at Michmash,
• Isaiah 10:28Assyria has entered Aiath and passed through Migron, storing their supplies at Michmash.
• Nehemiah 7:32the men of Bethel and Ai, 123;
• Genesis 12:8From there Abram moved on to the hill country east of Bethel and pitched his tent, with Bethel to the west and Ai to the east. There he built an altar to the LORD, and he called on the name of the LORD.
• Joshua 8:9So Joshua sent them out, and they went to the place of ambush and lay in wait between Bethel and Ai, to the west of Ai. But Joshua spent that night among the people.
• Genesis 28:19and he called that place Bethel, though previously the city had been named Luz.
• Joshua 18:13From there the border crossed over to the southern slope of Luz (that is, Bethel) and went down to Ataroth-addar on the hill south of Lower Beth-horon.

Commentaries on Nehemiah 11:31

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 31Geba - Probably the same as Gibeah of Saul.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 26-35Verses 26-35 Many of the places mentioned in these verses are mentioned in Joshua 15:27-39; Joshua 18:21-28.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-36The story goes back to the topic of bringing people back to live in the safe city of Jerusalem (see Nehemiah 7:1–5). The list of names is similar to the one in 1 Chronicles 9:2–17.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 4-364. at Jerusalem dwelt certain of the children of Judah--The discrepancy that is apparent between this [Ne 11:4-36] and the list formerly given in 1Ch 9:1-9, arose not only from the Jewish and Oriental practice of changing or modifying the names of persons from a change of circumstances, but from the alterations that must have been produced in the course of time. The catalogue in Chronicles contains those who came with the first detachment of returned…Read the comment

Topics related to Nehemiah 11:31

• Ai
• Geba
• Michmash
• Nob

In the dictionaries

• Benjamin
• Ai
• Geba
• Aija
• Bethel
• Chronicles, Books of
• Genealogy
• Hacaliah
• Palestine

Commentaries on Nehemiah 11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings