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Nehemiah 10:1
1The document was ratified and sealed with the following names: The governor: Nehemiah son of Hacaliah, and also Zedekiah.
Nehemiah 10:1 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Now those that sealed were, Nehemiah, the Tirshatha, the son of Hachaliah, and Zidkijah,
- New International Version (NIV)Those who sealed it were: Nehemiah the governor, the son of Hacaliah. Zedekiah,
- English Standard Version (ESV)"On the seals are the names of Nehemiah the governor, the son of Hacaliah, Zedekiah,
- New King James Version (NKJV)Now those who placed their seal on the document were: Nehemiah the governor, the son of Hacaliah, and Zedekiah,
Context of Nehemiah 10:1
The document was ratified and sealed with the following names: The governor: Nehemiah son of Hacaliah, and also Zedekiah. 2The following priests: Seraiah, Azariah, Jeremiah, 3Pashhur, Amariah, Malkijah,
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וְעַ֖ל הַחֲתוּמִ֑ים נְחֶמְיָ֧ה הַתִּרְשָׁ֛תָא בֶּן־חֲכַלְיָ֖ה וְצִדְקִיָּֽה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Nehemiah 10:1
- Nehemiah 9:38The people responded, “In view of all this, we are making a solemn promise and putting it in writing. On this sealed document are the names of our leaders and Levites and priests.”
- Nehemiah 8:9Then Nehemiah the governor, Ezra the priest and scribe, and the Levites who were interpreting for the people said to them, “Don’t mourn or weep on such a day as this! For today is a sacred day before the Lord your God.” For the people had all been weeping as they listened to the words of the Law.
- Nehemiah 7:70Some of the family leaders gave gifts for the work. The governor gave to the treasury 1,000 gold coins, 50 gold basins, and 530 robes for the priests.
- Ezra 2:63The governor told them not to eat the priests’ share of food from the sacrifices until a priest could consult the Lord about the matter by using the Urim and Thummim—the sacred lots.
- Nehemiah 1:1These are the memoirs of Nehemiah son of Hacaliah. In late autumn, in the month of Kislev, in the twentieth year of King Artaxerxes’ reign, I was at the fortress of Susa.
Commentaries on Nehemiah 10:1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1Now those that sealed - Four classes here seal. Nehemiah first, as their governor. And after him, secondly, The priests, Nehemiah 10:2-8. Thirdly, The Levites, Nehemiah 10:9-13. Fourthly, The chiefs of the people, Nehemiah 10:14-27. It is strange that, among all these, we hear nothing of Ezra, nor of the high priest Eliashib. Nor are any of the prophets mentioned, though there must have been some of them at Jerusalem at this time. The whole of this…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1The “Zidkijah” of this passage is probably the same as “Zadok” Nehemiah 13:13. “Zadok” is expressly called “the scribe,” and it was probably as the scribe who drew up the document that “Zidkijah” signed it immediately after Nehemiah.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1The covenant, Those who signed it. (1-31) Their engagement to sacred rites. (32-39) Verses 1-31 Conversion is separating from the course and custom of this world, devoting ourselves to the conduct directed by the word of God. When we bind ourselves to do the commandments of God, it is to do all his commandments, and to look to him as the Lord, and our Lord.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-27The list of eighty-four names included: The governor, Nehemiah (Nehemiah 10:1) A group of priests (Nehemiah 10:2–8; compare 12:1–7) Levites (Nehemiah 10:9–13; compare 9:4–5; 12:8–9) Leaders (Nehemiah 10:14–27; compare 3:4–31)Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-271. Nehemiah, the Tirshatha--His name was placed first in the roll on account of his high official rank, as deputy of the Persian monarch. All classes were included in the subscription; but the people were represented by their elders (Ne 10:14), as it would have been impossible for every one in the country to have been admitted to the sealing. Those who were not present at the sealing ratified the covenant by giving their assent, either in words or by…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Nehemiah 10
- 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
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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