Nehemiah 11:11

Nehemiah 11:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Seraiah the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, was the ruler of the house of God.
• New International Version (NIV)Seraiah son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, the official in charge of the house of God,
• English Standard Version (ESV)Seraiah the son of Hilkiah, son of Meshullam, son of Zadok, son of Meraioth, son of Ahitub, ruler of the house of God,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Seraiah the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, was the leader of the house of God.

Context of Nehemiah 11:11

9Joel son of Zichri was the officer over them, and Judah son of Hassenuah was second in command over the city. 10The priests: Jedaiah son of Joiarib, Jachin, and Seraiah son of Hilkiah, son of Meshullam, son of Zadok, son of Meraioth, son of Ahitub, the chief official of God’s temple, 12and their relatives who did the work at the temple: 822. Adaiah son of Jeroham, son of Pelaliah, son of Amzi, son of Zechariah, son of Pashhur, son of Malchijah 13and his relatives, the heads of families: 242. Amashsai son of Azarel, son of Ahzai, son of Meshillemoth, son of Immer,

Nehemiah 11:11 word by word

שְׂרָיָ֨ה בֶן־חִלְקִיָּ֜ה בֶּן־מְשֻׁלָּ֣ם בֶּן־צָד֗וֹק בֶּן־מְרָיוֹת֙ בֶּן־אֲחִיט֔וּב נְגִ֖ד בֵּ֥ית הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Seraiahשְׂרָיָהוּώerâyâh ώerâyâhû · SeraiahH8304
• the sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Hilkiahחִלְקִיָּהוּchilqîyâh chilqîyâhû · HilkiahH2518
• of Meshullamמְשֻׁלָּםmeshûllâm · MeshullamH4918
• of Zadokצָדוֹקtsâdôq · ZadokH6659
• of Meraiothמְרָיוֹתmerâyôth · MeraiothH4812
• of Ahitubאֲחִיטוּב'ăchîyţûb · AhitubH285
• the rulerנָגִידnâgîyd nâgid · leaderH5057
• of the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: templeH1004
• of Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430

Cross-references for Nehemiah 11:11

• 1 Chronicles 6:7Meraioth fathered Amariah; Amariah fathered Ahitub;
• 1 Chronicles 9:11Azariah son of Hilkiah, son of Meshullam, son of Zadok, son of Meraioth, son of Ahitub, the chief official of God’s temple;
• Ezra 7:1After these events, during the reign of King Artaxerxes of Persia, Ezra — Seraiah’s son, Azariah’s son, Hilkiah’s son,
• Numbers 3:32The chief of the Levite leaders was Eleazar son of Aaron the priest; he had oversight of those responsible for the duties of the sanctuary.
• 1 Chronicles 9:1All Israel was registered in the genealogies that are written in the Book of the Kings of Israel. But Judah was exiled to Babylon because of their unfaithfulness.
• 2 Chronicles 19:11“Note that Amariah, the chief priest, is over you in all matters related to the Lord, and Zebadiah son of Ishmael, the ruler of the house of Judah, in all matters related to the king, and the Levites are officers in your presence. Be strong; may the Lord be with those who do what is good.”
• 2 Chronicles 31:13Jehiel, Azaziah, Nahath, Asahel, Jerimoth, Jozabad, Eliel, Ismachiah, Mahath, and Benaiah were deputies under the authority of Conaniah and his brother Shimei by appointment of King Hezekiah and of Azariah the chief official of God’s temple.
• Acts 5:24As the captain of the temple police and the chief priests heard these things, they were baffled about them, wondering what would come of this.

Commentaries on Nehemiah 11:11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11Ruler of the house of God - He had the command over all secular matters, as the high priest had over those which were spiritual.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4-19Verses 4-19 See the margin reference notes. Both accounts appear to be extracts from a public official register which Nehemiah caused to be made of his census. The census itself seems to have been confined to the dwellers at Jerusalem. The subjoined table exhibits the differences between the accounts of the entire population of Jerusalem as given in Nehemiah and in Chronicles: (table not shown) According to Nehemiah‘s numbers, supplemented from…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. 1111. the ruler of the house of God--assistant of the high priest (Nu 3:32; 1Ch 9:11; 2Ch 19:11).Read the comment

Topics related to Nehemiah 11:11

• Ahitub
• Church
• Meraioth
• Meshullam
• Priest
• Seraiah
• Shallum
• Zadok

In the dictionaries

• God
• Hilkiah
• Zadok
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• House of God
• Captain
• Meshullam
• Seraiah
• Ahitub
• Chronicles, Books of

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