New Living Translation
Nehemiah 11:21
21The Temple servants, however, whose leaders were Ziha and Gishpa, all lived on the hill of Ophel.
Nehemiah 11:21 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)But the Nethinims dwelt in Ophel: and Ziha and Gispa were over the Nethinims.
- New International Version (NIV)The temple servants lived on the hill of Ophel, and Ziha and Gishpa were in charge of them.
- English Standard Version (ESV)But the temple servants lived on Ophel; and Ziha and Gishpa were over the temple servants.
- New King James Version (NKJV)But the Nethinim dwelt in Ophel. And Ziha and Gishpa were over the Nethinim.
Context of Nehemiah 11:21
19From the gatekeepers: Akkub, Talmon, and 172 of their associates, who guarded the gates. 20The other priests, Levites, and the rest of the Israelites lived wherever their family inheritance was located in any of the towns of Judah. The Temple servants, however, whose leaders were Ziha and Gishpa, all lived on the hill of Ophel. 22The chief officer of the Levites in Jerusalem was Uzzi son of Bani, son of Hashabiah, son of Mattaniah, son of Mica, a descendant of Asaph, whose family served as singers at God’s Temple. 23Their daily responsibilities were carried out according to the terms of a royal command.
Read all of Nehemiah 11Nehemiah 11:21 word by word
וְהַנְּתִינִ֖ים יֹשְׁבִ֣ים בָּעֹ֑פֶל וְצִיחָ֥א וְגִשְׁפָּ֖א עַל־הַנְּתִינִֽים׃ פRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Nehemiah 11:21
- Nehemiah 3:26with the Temple servants living on the hill of Ophel, who repaired the wall as far as a point across from the Water Gate to the east and the projecting tower.
- 2 Chronicles 27:3Jotham rebuilt the upper gate of the Temple of the Lord. He also did extensive rebuilding on the wall at the hill of Ophel.
Commentaries on Nehemiah 11:21
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 21Ophel, the southern spur of the temple hill, having a wall of its own Nehemiah 3:27 might be reckoned either in Jerusalem or outside it. Here it is made a separate place.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 21The hill of Ophel was high ground just south of the temple (Nehemiah 3:26). It was a perfect place for housing temple workers.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
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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
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