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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Also Mattaniah son of Mica, son of Zabdi, a descendant of Asaph, who led in thanksgiving and prayer. Also Bakbukiah, who was Mattaniah’s assistant, and Abda son of Shammua, son of Galal, son of Jeduthun.

Context of Nehemiah 11:17

15From the Levites: Shemaiah son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Bunni; 16Shabbethai and Jozabad, two of the heads of the Levites, who had charge of the outside work of the house of God; 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. 18The Levites in the holy city totaled 284. 19The gatekeepers: Akkub, Talmon and their associates, who kept watch at the gates—172 men.

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 10:12Zakkur, Sherebiah, Shebaniah,
• 1 Chronicles 9:15Bakbakkar, Heresh, Galal and Mattaniah son of Mika, the son of Zikri, the son of Asaph;
• Nehemiah 12:8The Levites were Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and also Mattaniah, who, together with his associates, was in charge of the songs of thanksgiving.
• 1 Chronicles 16:4He appointed some of the Levites to minister before the ark of the Lord, to extol, thank, and praise the Lord, the God of Israel:
• 1 Chronicles 25:1David, together with the commanders of the army, set apart some of the sons of Asaph, Heman and Jeduthun for the ministry of prophesying, accompanied by harps, lyres and cymbals. Here is the list of the men who performed this service:
• Philippians 4:6Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.
• 1 Thessalonians 5:17pray continually,
• Nehemiah 12:9Bakbukiah and Unni, their associates, stood opposite them in the services.

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