Nehemiah 11:17

Nehemiah 11:17 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Mattaniah the son of Micha, the son of Zabdi, the son of Asaph, was the principal to begin the thanksgiving in prayer: and Bakbukiah the second among his brethren, and Abda the son of Shammua, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun.
• New International Version (NIV)Mattaniah son of Mika, the son of Zabdi, the son of Asaph, the director who led in thanksgiving and prayer; Bakbukiah, second among his associates; and Abda son of Shammua, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun.
• English Standard Version (ESV)and Mattaniah the son of Mica, son of Zabdi, son of Asaph, who was the leader of the praise, who gave thanks, and Bakbukiah, the second among his brothers; and Abda the son of Shammua, son of Galal, son of Jeduthun.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Mattaniah the son of Micha, the son of Zabdi, the son of Asaph, the leader who began the thanksgiving with prayer; Bakbukiah, the second among his brethren; and Abda the son of Shammua, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun.

Context of Nehemiah 11:17

15From the Levites: Shemaiah, son of Hasshub and Azrikam's grandson. Azrikam was the son of Hashabiah, son of Bunni. 16Shabbethai and Jozabad were leaders of the Levites who had authority over work on the outside of God's temple. Mattaniah, son of Mica and Zabdi's grandson. Zabdi was Asaph's son. Mattaniah led the people when they prayed and they thanked God. Bakbukiah helped Mattaniah, as well as Shammua's son, Abda. Shammua was the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun. 18284 Levites lived in the holy city, Jerusalem. 19The temple guards were: Akkub, Talmon and their relatives. There were 172 guards who watched the gates.

Nehemiah 11:17 word by word

וּמַתַּנְיָ֣ה בֶן־מִ֠יכָה בֶּן־זַבְדִּ֨י בֶן־אָסָ֜ף רֹ֗אשׁ הַתְּחִלָּה֙ יְהוֹדֶ֣ה לַתְּפִלָּ֔ה וּבַקְבֻּקְיָ֖ה מִשְׁנֶ֣ה מֵאֶחָ֑יו וְעַבְדָּא֙ בֶּן־שַׁמּ֔וּעַ בֶּן־גָּלָ֖ל בֶּן־יְדוּתֽוּן׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Mattaniahמַתַּנְיָ֫הוּmattanyâh mattanyâhû · MattaniahH4983
• the sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Michaמִיכָאmîykâ' · MicaH4316
• of Zabdiזַבְדִּיzabdîy · ZabdiH2067
• of Asaphאָסָף'âsâph · AsaphH623
• the principalרֹאשׁrô'sh · head: leaderH7218
• to beginתְּחִלָּהtechillâh · beginningH8462
• the thanksgivingיָדָהyâdâh · to give thanksH3034
• in prayerתְּפִלָּהtephillâh · prayerH8605
• and Bakbukiahבַּקְבֻּקְיָהbaqbûqyâh · BakbukiahH1229
• the secondמִשְׁנֶהmishneh · secondH4932
• among his brethrenאָח'âch · brother: male-relativeH251
• and Abdaעַבְדָּא‛abdâ' · AbdaH5653
• of Shammuaשַׁמּוּעַshammûa‛ · ShammuaH8051
• of Galalגָּלָלgâlâl · GalalH1559
• of Jeduthunיְדוּתוּןyedûthûn yedûthûn yedîythûn · JeduthunH3038

Cross-references for Nehemiah 11:17

• Nehemiah 10:12Zaccur, Sherebiah, Shebaniah,
• 1 Chronicles 9:15There was Bakbakkar, Heresh, Galal and Mattaniah, the son of Mica and grandson of Zikri, who was a descendant of Asaph.
• Nehemiah 12:8The Levites were: Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah and Mattaniah. Mattaniah and his relatives had authority for the songs which they sang to thank God in the temple.
• 1 Chronicles 16:4Then David chose some Levites to serve the Lord at the Covenant Box. They would lead prayers and songs to thank the Lord, Israel's God, and to praise him.
• 1 Chronicles 25:1David and the army officers chose some Levites to serve God as musicians. They belonged to the families of Asaph, Heman and Jeduthun. They chose these men to speak messages from God while they made music with harps, lyres and cymbals. Here is a list of the men that they chose for this work:
• Philippians 4:6Do not worry about anything. Instead, pray to God about everything. Ask him to help you with the things that you need. And thank him for his help.
• 1 Thessalonians 5:17Pray at all times.
• Nehemiah 12:9Bakbukiah and Unni and their relatives joined them when they sang.

Commentaries on Nehemiah 11:17

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 17The principal to begin the thanksgiving - The precentor, pitcher of the tune, or master-singer.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. 17the son of Asaph: David selected Asaph and his sons to create music for temple worship (1 Chronicles 25:1–8). Asaph's descendants resumed this role when the new temple was built.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1717. the principal to begin the thanksgiving in prayer--that is, the leader of the choir which chanted the public praise at the time of the morning and evening sacrifice. That service was always accompanied by some appropriate psalm, the sacred music being selected and guided by the person named.Read the comment

Topics related to Nehemiah 11:17

• Bakbukiah
• Galal
• Micha
• Shammua
• Shemaiah
• Thankfulness
• Zabdi

In the dictionaries

• Asaph
• Abda
• Jeduthun
• Micha
• Zabdi
• Bakbukiah
• Chronicles, Books of
• Galal
• Genealogy
• Gershon; Gershonites

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